Undergraduate Research Help!!

[solarnovice_7]

Hello Solar Community,

I'll begin by asking all of you to excuse my overt ignorance in respect to this topic. I came onto this forum hoping to learn from you.

I'm an undergraduate performing a preliminary feasibility study for a small solar installation on the premises of a proposed community garden at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada. The purpose of this deployment would be to provide power for a small (approx.) 35 ft x 25 ft. brick building, for basic automated irrigation controls, and for a small lighting program (if necessary). FY 2011 the site consumed approximately 101,000 KWh of electricity. Two questions:

• Would this project qualify for any state or federal rebates?

• I will not have a precise size for the installation until the architectural dept. completes the design for the garden in the upcoming months. I'd like to provide estimated cost/savings over time ($/mo, $/FY, etc.) Given the information I've given above, what other information do I need to do this? Any advice on a general path to completing this study?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Best Regards,

From Las Vegas, NV

[Naptown]

DSIREUSA.org will have information on federal and state rebates etc.

[Sunking]

Very first thing to do is an Energy Audit to determine the maximum amount of Watt Hours you need in any give day of a 24 hour period of time, and what time of year use is required. You cannot pass GO until you do that. From there it is down hill.