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Solar Seminar in Richland, WA on March 22nd, 2012

Jonathan Lewis — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:24:30 +0000

Thursday, March 22 • 6:30 p.m.

1970 Center Pkwy. (behind Staples)

Richland, WA 99352

Free Solar Seminar!

Last years seminars were a great success with about 20 people each time excited to learn about the new Washington State incentive programs. Our next seminar will be at the same, central Tri Cities location on the 22nd of March.

Bob Skinner and Jonathan Lewis of Hire Electric will cover the basics of going solar in today’s economy, the Washington State incentive program, Washington manufactured inverters and solar panels, community solar options, federal tax credits, electric vehicle charging coupled with solar and much more! Munchies provided. Bring lots of questions.

Please RSVP here: hireelectric.com/rsvp/

Kadlec Medical Center Gets Solar and Wind

Jonathan Lewis — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:45:43 +0000

We’ve been working 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 are some photos:

Washington Manufactured Solar Array and Inverter System

Jonathan Lewis — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:20:01 +0000

Silicon Energy "Made in Washington" Inverter System

Silicon Energy manufactures these stunning 195 Watt 4′x4′ solar modules in Arlington, Washington. They also assemble this inverter system. When both the solar modules and inverter system are manufactured in Washington the system can qualify homeowners and business for a $.54/kWh incentive from now until 2020. Click here to find out more about the Washington State Production Incentive

5kw Silicon Energy Ground Mount

Sometimes the roof isn’t an option. In order to find enough sunshine on this beautifully treed home site, we opted for a ground mount system. The Silicon Energy modules can be ground or roof mounted. They also make a very attractive car port or awning.

5kw Silicon Energy Ground Mount Array

One-Line Schematic Drawing of 5kW Silicon Energy System.

For a video showing just how strong these solar panels are, click here.

Unsmashable Washington Solar Panel! – Funny Video.

Jonathan Lewis — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:40:10 +0000

Unsmashable Solar module from Isaac Lewis on Vimeo.

Franklin PUD's Silicon Energy Solar Array

Jonathan Lewis — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:54:41 +0000

Hire Electric had the privilege of being on the design team for Franklin PUD’s new solar array on their office building in Pasco, WA. They used Silicon Energy’s new Made in Washington Solar Modules and a building integrated design that makes the modules fit into the architecture very nicely. If you get a chance, stop by and see it – or check it out on this video:

Silicon Energy solar system at Franklin PUD from Isaac Lewis on Vimeo.