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Lavender Valley Solar Array
We just completed this lovely 4.8kW ground mount solar array at Lavender Valley in Hood River, Oregon. The farm is on the Hood River FruitLoop and a must see if you’re in the area.
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Sherman County RV Park Solar Awning
Hire Electric helped Sherman County obtain a feed in tarif incentive from Pacific Power for a 10kW solar project at the RV Park Sherman County operates in Moro, Oregon. We are using Sanyo HIT-225AO1 solar panels with Enphase micro inverters … Continue reading
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Tagged awning, Carport, feed in tarif, Moro, Net Metering, Oregon, pacific power, Sanyo, Sanyo Solar Panels, Sherman County, SunStorage
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Ellensburg Renewable Energy Park
The City of Ellensburg has a Renewable Energy Park on some vacant land next to I-90. They’ve installed about 75kW worth of solar and are in the process of installing 8 wind turbines. 5 are in place at this time. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bergey, Community Solar, community wind, ellensburg, Grid Connected, small wind, Wind
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Hood River Middle School + 1 Year
The “Goal Net Zero” Music and Science wing at Hood River Middle School has been on line for one year now. The production (solar) and consumption of the building seem to be nicely in balance. The 35kW solar array has … Continue reading
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Kadlec Medical Center Gets Solar and Wind
We worked with Apollo Solutions Group to install a 5kW, Washington-made solar array with Silicon Energy solar panels and 2 – 2.5kW Energy Ball V200′s at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, WA. The project was completed in December 2011. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged energy ball, Kadlec, Richland, Roof Mount, SiE, Silicon Energy, small wind, V200, Washington Solar Modules
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150kW Solar Array in Christmas Valley
The Christmas Valley Project in the news: http://www.ktvz.com/news/29874060/detail.html http://www.oregon.gov/OMD/PressRelease/2011/11-28-2011Press.shtml Hire Electric had the great privilege of working on a large commercial solar array for the Oregon Military Department with Randolph Construction Services and Bradford Engineers. The project uses all Oregon Manufactured solar … Continue reading
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Tagged ARRA, Christmas Valley, Net Metering, OR, Oregon, PVPowered, solar, SolarWorld
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Bergey Wind Machine in Ellensburg
Hire Electric Completes Bergey 10kW Wind Machine at Ellensburg Renewable Energy Park. Right off I-90 in Ellensburg Washington you might have noticed the worlds first Community Owned Solar Farm. Hire Electric recently helped the city add something a bit more … Continue reading
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Tagged Bergey, Community Solar, community wind, ellensburg, Wind generator
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13kW Residential Solar
This system is a retrofit of a 6.5kW solar array we installed 2 years ago. The owner liked his solar so much – and saw that as an investment it was performing better than anything else going – that he … Continue reading
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Badger Mountain Winery
For three years Hire Electric worked with Badger Mountain Winery in Kennewick, WA to secure a REAP grant. Finally, on the third attempt the USDA granted the winery 25% of the system cost. Along with the 30% federal tax credit … Continue reading
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Tagged Badger Mountain, Grid Connected, Net Metering, Sanyo Solar Panels, solar, Solar Panels, Washington
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Wasco Clinic 25kW Solar
In 1937 The Dalles needed a new hospital. In 2010 the same building had been long converted to a clinic and was set to house a regional 911 center. And it desperately needed a new roof. Through an ARRA grant … Continue reading
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Tagged ARRA, Columbia Gorge, Electric Vehicle, Grid Connected, Oregon, PVPowered Inverters, Sharp solar panels, The Dalles
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