North Coast Energy Systems

Slippery Rock University Macoskey Center

Turbine Type & Size: ARE110, 2.5kW
Tower Height: 110 feet
System Type: Hybrid, Grid-connected
Average Yearly Wind Speed: 9.13 mph
Primary Wind: from the Southwest
Solar Panel MFR: Evergreen
Solar Array Size: 2.4kW
Solar Panel Size: 120 Watts each
Average Daily Sun Hours: 4.2
Monitoring System: Fat Spaniel Monitoring
Estimated Output (Combined wind & solar):
5280 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year

System Start Date: 1/15/07

The wind turbine is a 2.5kW A.R.E. (Abundant Renewable Energy), and it sits on a 110' freestanding tower. It has a permanent magnet alternator (no gearbox), which means that there are very few moving parts; and fewer moving parts means lower maintenance and better durability.

On average, the wind turbine produces about 200-300kWh's per month, with highest production occurring during fall, winter and spring.

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		Completed Wind Turbine (above) and Completed Solar Array (pictured left) The renewable energy system at Slippery Rock University Macoskey Center was completed in January 2007 by North Coast Energy Systems. The system provides supplemental power to the Macoskey Building. This is a "hybrid" grid-direct system, which means that both wind and PV solar work together, and that they both tie in directly with the existing utility service. When the system is producing more than the building is using, the excess power is fed back into the utility for credit. When the system is not producing enough to cover all loads, the remaining power is pulled from the utility.

Fat Spaniel Monitoring Since one of the primary functions of the hybrid renewable energy system at Slippery Rock is to provide education, North Coast Energy Systems installed a Fat Spaniel Monitoring system. Fat Spaniel is a company that provides web-based monitoring for renewable energy systems. Systems that are monitored by Fat Spaniel can (if desired by the customer) be viewed from any computer that has access to the internet. To see other live sites which have been installed by North Coast Energy Systems, go to www.fatspaniel.com/fat-spaniel-in-action/live-sites/ and enter 'North Coast Energy Systems' in the installer search-box.

For more information, please contact:
Joe or Lisa DiFrancisco
814-459-9378 or Cell: 814-490-9430

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