San Jose Electric Vehicle and Solar Home Tour

Date: Saturday, October 5th, 2002
Time: Homes open from 10am to 4pm
Recommended $15 per carload donation to Northern California Solar Energy Association
Contact:
Mike Thompson
m.t.thompson@ieee.org
Website: http://www.madkatz.com/pv/tour2002/ (this page)
408-981-2049 cell w/ voice mail
http://www.madkatz.com/

Description:

Self guided tour of San Jose area homes including a True Zero Emission Vehicle (TZEV) GM EV1 Electric Vehicle and home powered by a 7.2kW, 30kWh/day Solar Electric (PV) system which will pay for itself in about 6 years, 12% annualized return on investment.

Note that when the PV system changed to PG& E-7 TOU rates on 6/1/2001 the bidirectional meter was initialized to read 50000 kWh total and 50000 on-peak. As of 9/23/2002, it reads 49946 total and 47230 on-peak. So its generated all the electricity used by the house and the Electric Vehicle and put some back in the grid, especially during the critical on-peak period helping to prevent blackouts!
Click images for larger image. (Some images don't have larger version.)

EV + PV BAAQMD Clean Air Champion
I've gotten some good press on my system, including this BBC article.

Solar Electric (PV) Information

Electric Vehicle + PV (or other 0 emissions energy) = TZEV

People who are driving with ZERO emissions everywhere or working toward that goal.

My Solar Electric (PV) System

My Solar Electric (PV) System

A few general resources

My Solar Electric (PhotoVoltaic) installer M C Solar
$4.50/Watt!!! Solar Electric (PV) / Wind buydown via California Energy Comission.
Solar incentives database find other incentives for CA or your state.
Northern California Solar Energy Association Excellent annual solar home tours where you can visit homes and meet the system owners. Working, reliable installations of solar electric photoVoltaic (PV) solar hot water, passive solar heating and cooling, etc. A real, Can't Miss, Solar Awakening!
Home Power Magazine. The hands-on journal of home-made power. Most Excellent! Current issue online in .pdf format for FREE download. Invaluable!.. Well, free actually!
Real Goods Retail / online vendor of renewable energy and related items. They even have a store in Los Gatos, CA. See link for address, phone, other locations. Disclocure: I own some Real Goods Stock because I think they're doing some of the right things.

Utility intertie / rate information, specifically PG&E

(Word) ENET interconnection packet including information, forms, agreement etc.
PG&E tariffs, rules and rates.
E-7 Time Of Use rate A SUPER POWERFUL combination if you generate significant wind or solar power during the peak times. Put power into the grid at 3 TIMES the price of what you use it for off peak. OUTSTANDING economics and payback!!
E-9 Time Of Use rate for charging Electric Vehicles. A POWERFUL combination if you generate significant wind or solar power during the peak times.
E-EPS Energy Procurement Surcharge Don't forget the usage surcharges that apply to ALL rate schedules!

Archived from 20010110...

ENET rate replaces E-NEM as of 1/1/2001 Basically a change so that net metering works with your otherwise applicable rate.
(Word) ENET interconnection packet including information, forms, agreement etc.

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