Backup Power for the Self Powered Home
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Backup Power system with sealed AGM batteries and Schneider XW Inverters and charge controllers
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APE is open for business.
/APE will be open for business with our office staff ready to assist you in your quest for Solar Power. We are able to provide designs and estimates using our design software, and can offer Socially Distant site visits at your residence or place of business. The sun just keeps on shining to provide clean renewable energy, so we hope to continue our list of installations as soon as possible. Our focus this year will be on Solar + Storage for new projects as well as retrofitting homes that already have solar. Below are some useful links for more info.
COVID-19 Update
We are here for you during the COVID-19 Pandemic. APE is re-evaluating how we can keep our commitments to our current clients and those interested in going solar. We are respecting the stay-at-home orders and practicing social distancing. So far Ouray County has very few cases and we hope to help keep it that way. So what can we do?
Virtual Site visits. We can look at your home using Google Earth and you can give us a walk through using your smartphone or camera. Send us your electrical usage and we can give you and estimate.
Teleconferencing using Zoom or Face Time.
Service and maintenance. Socially distant routine maintenance for you off grid properties.
System monitoring for those systems that have online monitoring. During the Pandemic we can log in a view your system to make sure it is functioning as it should. We can do this for a nominal fee.
The Sun is going to keep shining so hang in there and be safe.
www.blueplanetenergy.com
www.solar.schneider-electric.com
www.outbackpower.com
www.pvwatts.nrel.gov Enter different solar array sizes to determine how many watts will offset your usage.
Please stay safe and we will all get through this Pandemic
REAP Grants for rural businesses
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The REAP program is a great way to get a Grant to go solar for rural based businesses in Western Colorado. REAP can pay up to 25% of the project cost. This program helps increase American energy independence and can help to lower operating costs for the business at the same time.
Feel free to call Susan at our office in Ridgway for more info and what it takes to get started.
Read MoreOff Grid Solar System
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Off Grid Monolithic Dome house. We recently completed an Off Grid solar power system for a remote home. This system will power all the electric appliances in the home. There is a propane generator for backup power and battery charging during cloudy periods. The PV array will produce about 9.3KWH per day. Alternative Power can power up your home or business no matter how remote.
System Specs:
6 - Mission solar 310 watt solar modules on tilt up racking
1 - Outback Power GS8048A Inverter with Mate3s and FM80 charge cotroller
1 - 16KWH Blue Ion Lithium Ion battery
1 - Generac propane generator
A Full Service Solar Provider You Can Count on
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Many solar companies are just solar sales companies. They have a sales team that can sell the system to the homeowner and then the system gets installed by another installation contractor. Once completed, it can be difficult to get continued support or service should something need attention.
Read MoreBlue Planet Lithium Ion Batteries are ready for our solar installations
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We are now installing Blue Planet Energy Lithium Ion batteries in our Grid Tied systems with backup as well as some of our Off Grid systems.
Read MoreClimate Change
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We are so disappointed in the Trump administration decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Change agreement. This will literally send us back into the dark ages and leave the US behind the rest of the world in using renewable energy technology.
Read MoreEmpty Roofs
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Every day I bike or drive around our area and see all the houses with naked roofs. These roofs are just sitting there absorbing solar energy, but they have no way to use that energy. Capturing that solar energy is now easier and more affordable then ever before.
Read MoreEnergy Storage Solutions with SimpliPhi Power
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We are introducing a new Energy Storage Soution. The SimpliPhi AccESS. A great solution to add to your existing Grid Tied PV system or for stand alone energy storage. The AccESS uses Lithium Ferro Phosphate battery technology. This is a NEMA4 outdoor rated unit, so can be outside.
Read MoreA Good description of the Federal Income Tax Credit for Solar
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Please visit this link to get a good description on the Federal Income Tax Credit that was extended
http://www.seia.org/policy/finance-tax/solar-investment-tax-credit
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Solar Tech Support
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APE offers Solar Tech Support. Sometimes a phone call is all it takes to resolve an issue with your system. If a phone call can't fix it, we will come to your rescue.
Read MoreNew PV installation in Ridgway
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We just installed and commissioned a 23kw ground mounted system outside of Ridgway. This system will offset 100% of the electricity used by the family home.
Solar Hot Water
/We get asked quite often whether we install Solar Water Heating Systems. We have decided to no longer install traditional Thermal systems due to their complexity and expense.
Read MoreHarvesting the Sun on Log Hill Mesa
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We recently completed a 9.6KW Grid tied PV system with battery backup. The Modules are the new LG300 Neon. Super efficient and good looking. The Homeowner wanted to make sure he had power during Grid outages, so the 38.4KWH bank will provide up to several days of storage.
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