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Louisville Solar Tour

2015

Saturday, October 10, 2015

10 AM to 4 PM

Complete Schedule Inside!

2015 Solar Tour Partners:

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Name Page Map Pg.

Schedule of Events 4

University of Louisville 12 26

Judy Lyons Home 13 26

The Green Building 13 27

Wallace McMullen Home 14 27

Apocalypse Brew Works 14 28

Lorraine & Tom Cunningham Home 15 28

Walter & Judy Olson Home 15 28

Nancy Givens Home 16 29

Steve Ricketts & Caroline Waite Home 16 29

Debbie & Greg Weeter Home 17 29

Roger Ohlman Home 17 30

Don Feeney Home 18 30

Justin Mog & Amanda Fuller Home 18 31

Tori & Mac Murden-McClure Home 19 31

David Maxwell & Marcelo Venegas Home 19 32

Angela Lincoln & Tim Darst Home 20 32

Cindy Baker & Jackie Green Home 20 32

Bruce Duncan Home 21 32

Martha & Chris Dolan Home 21 33

Susan & Steve Kute Home 22 33

Robert & Karen Chatham Home 22 34

Leigh and Russell Bird Home 23 34

William Fichteman Home 23 34

Diane Kinny & Carl Hall Home 24 35

Laura & Stuart Ungar Home 24 35

Kate Cunningham & Edison Farmer Home 25 36

Linda & Bill Berger Home 25 36

Table of Contents

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Louisville Solar Tour Event Schedule

10-11am

Solar Tour Kickoff at the Green Building, 732 West Market St. Louisville,

KY 40202. Meet educational exhibitors and get tour information.

11-3pm

Self-guided Tour of all the solar sites open to the public. See all the sites

you want! Download the tour guidebook at:

louisvillesolartour.blogspot.com

11-3pm

Meet The Installers - See page 6 for detailed information.

12-3pm

Bus Tour of selected sites. Meet at the Air Pollution Control District park-

ing lot at 850 Barrett Ave. Louisville, KY 40204

12-3pm

Bicycle Tour of selected sites. Meet at the Air Pollution Control District

parking lot at 850 Barrett Ave. Louisville, KY 40204

1-4pm

Solar Celebration at Apocalypse Brew Works. 1612 Mellwood Ave. Lou-

isville, KY 40206. Meet installers and other exhibitors. Electric Vehicles

and the UK Solar Car will be featured too!

http://louisvillesolartour.blogspot.com/

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Welcome to the 2015

Louisville Solar Tour!

Welcome to the 7th annual Louisville Solar Tour! We are so glad that

you are curious about solar energy and interested in being involved in reduc-

ing energy demand and carbon emissions for a better world. We host this

annual tour because transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy alterna-

tives is extremely important. As the 30% federal Investment Tax Credit for

solar installations expiration deadline looms (December 31, 2016) interest has

never been higher! It is our hope that, as you take the tour, you will be in-

spired and assured that you, too, can go solar!

Whether you are a homeowner, business owner or public policymaker,

this day offers you an opportunity to see what your solar energy options are

up close, and to ask questions of other people in Louisville who have already

installed solar. The Kickoff/Introduction and Solar Celebration events are

new this year and for those ready to take the next step, it will provide the op-

portunity to learn about the basics of solar and meet installers and vendors.

Thank you from the 2015 Solar Tour Planning Team for your interest in

tapping the potential of solar energy and helping to make Louisville a solar

leader.

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Robert Chatham Nancy Givens Sarah Lynn Cunningham Tim Darst

Amy Waters Terrell Holder Tom Brooks-Pilling

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Meet The Solar Installer Opportunity

The 2015 Louisville Solar Tour includes several locations where you can combine your

visit with the opportunity to talk to professional installers and get detailed information

about choosing solar. Please visit these locations and discover the full range of solar op-

portunities for your property, learn how to overcome site challenges, or just geek out on

the details of panel, inverter and solar module operation and monitoring. The following

companies are hosting open houses:

One of Kentucky’s oldest Solar PV and Solar Hot Water companies, with the state’s largest

number of NABCEP qualified installers.

Installer Location: 214 Kennedy Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206. Guidebook

page 16, in the Crescent Hill area, just off Frankfort Ave.

Meet Jeremy Coxon of SunWind Power Systems, NABCEP (PV & Thermal) and vice presi-

dent of SunWind Power Systems, one of the region’s oldest solar installation companies.

Installer Location: 1530 Quadrant Ave. Louisville, KY 40205. Guidebook Page

19, in the Central Highlands area off Eastern Parkway and Norris Place.

For over 16 years, Earthwell has been in the business of high performance buildings that

cost less to own, provide an improved working environment, plus have less impact on the

natural environment.

Installer Location: 1442 Cherokee Road Louisville, KY 40204. Guidebook page

19, in the Central Highlands on Cherokee Rd. between Daniel Boone statue

and Spring Dr.

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The 2015 Louisville Solar Tour Partners Thank

the Following Exhibitors:

Solar Celebration

1 PM to 4 PM Saturday at Apocalypse Brew Works

1612 Mellwood Ave.

Saturday Morning Kickoff

10 AM—11 AM at The Green Building 732 E. Market St.

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Greater Louisville Sierra Club

Supports

SOLAR OVER LOUISVILLE

“The 2 Million Watt Challenge”

Learn more at

http://louisvillesustainabilitycouncil.org/projects/solar-over-louisville

Sierra Club General Meetings Third Tuesday of Every Month

Social Dinners Third Friday of Every Month*

*The social dinners are always on the Friday after the General Meeting. In some Months

this is will be the fourth Friday. In October 2015, the Social Dinner will be October 22.

Learn more at louisvillesierraclub.org

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University of Louisville

Renewable Energy Applica-

tions Laboratory

Passive Solar Test Facility

2499 S. Brook St.

Louisville, KY 40208

Old Louisville

Building Type: Educational

Solar Type: Multiple strate-

gies, research, and develop-

ment

Onsite Representative: Yes

Description: University staff will be on site to showcase a few of the renewable

energy projects underway at U of L. Visitors

should begin at the Passive Solar Test Facility

to learn about the unique solar heat pipe wall

technology that uses a combination of pas-

sive and active technologies to heat build-

ings. Access the site by going south from

campus on Brook St. under the Eastern Park-

way flyover or from the parking lot behind

the Speed School.

From there you can observe the Sackett Hall Dual-Axis Tracking Array. The 2 kW

computer controlled tracking array also provides solar hot water and is the only

such facility in Kentucky.

U of L’s Solar Decathlon Phoenix House is

being reconstructed nearby. U of L stu-

dents, faculty and staff collaborated with

others from Ball State University and the

University of Kentucky as "Team Ken-

tuckiana" to design and build a fully solar-

powered, modular home called "The Phoenix

House." The project was designed to aid in

disaster recovery and provide a model of

green living! The home is being reinstalled behind Ernst Hall for further research

and educational purposes.

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Judy Lyons Home

1033 Garvin Place


Old Louisville

Building Type: Residential

Solar Type: Electric


Installed By: Solar Energy Solutions

Date Installed: 2015

Description: 10 x 260W ReneSola panels with Enphase micro-inverters on back

roof. This system is expected to provide 40-45% of the home’s electricity usage.

Because the home is located in a preservation district equipment is not permit-

ted to be visible from the front of the house. Careful engineering design on this

flat roof and the involvement of expert solar and roofing installation methods

enabled this historic home to be retrofitted and maintain is character, roofing

warranty and building integrity.

Location: Best viewed from inside, on the third floor.

The Green Building

732 E. Market Street


NuLu

Building Type: Commercial



Installed By: Solar Designs,

Inc.


Description: This year the Green Building is hosting the Louisville Solar Tour

Kickoff event from 9 AM to 10 AM. LEED Platinum certified building with 15 kW

system of 81, 185 W panels and Sunny Boy inverters. Solar energy professionals

and interest groups will be available for attendees to learn how anyone can take

advantage of clean and free energy from the sun.

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Wallace McMullen Home

4324 Dover Rd.


Shively




Installed By: Avery & Son


Description: 3.12 kW grid-tied PV system, made up of 12 Canadian Solar 260 W

solar panels, using SMA micro-inverters. System is designed to meet 100% of the

1200 sq. ft. home’s electrical needs. The SRECs (Solar Renewable Energy Credits)

are sold through a brokerage firm.

Location: Best viewed from driveway to side of house.

Apocalypse Brew Works

1612 Mellwood Ave

Louisville KY 40206

Clifton

Building Type: Commercial

Solar Type: Hot Water; Electric

Onsite Representative: Yes.

Installed By: H.W. Krauth & Son


Description: The Apocalypse Brew Works will host the Solar Celebration from

12 PM till 4 PM to meet exhibitors and have some fun! In addition, the UK So-

lar Car will be on display. Array of 90 high temperature vacuum-tube solar col-

lectors provides all hot water for the beer brewing operation. A 400-W Photo-

voltaic array with battery backup provides energy for all system controls and

circulating pumps.

Location: Between Spring Street and Frankfort Ave. Best viewed from beer gar-

den.

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Lorraine and Tom Cunningham

Home

191 N. Bellaire Ave.


Clifton




Installed By: Avery and Sun


Description: 4.68 kW roof-mounted PV system including 18, 260 W Krannich So-

lar panels and SMA 5000 inverter. The system provides about 64% of the elec-

tricity for a 2200 sq. ft. home. The Per watt cost is $3.16. The owners are in the

process of registering to sell Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) through a

brokerage firm.

Location: Best viewed from the driveway on the right side of the house.

Walter and Judy Olson Home

138 Vernon St.


Clifton



Onsite Representative: No

Installed By: Avery & Sun



solar panels, using SMA micro-inverter. System is designed to meet 100% of the

home’s electrical needs. The SRECs (Solar Renewable Energy Credits) are sold

through a brokerage firm.

Location: Best viewed from the left and rear of house.

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Nancy Givens Home

211 S. Hite Ave.


Crescent Hill






Description: 3.55 kW system consisting of 14 Renesola panels with micro-

inverters. System is roof mounted on three surfaces and produces most of the

household electricity needs. House was also retrofitted with high performance

windows, a high efficiency furnace and hot water heater.

Location: Front, side and rear roof surfaces.

Steve Ricketts - Caroline Waite Home

214 Kennedy Avenue


Crescent Hill


Solar Type: Electric and Hot Water




Description: 7.8 kW PV system with 26 high efficiency LG Neon 2 300W panels

(60 cell) covering 100% of house power needs. Unique features include architec-

tural black panels and racking for best visual appeal, SolarEdge optimizers for

maximum production on occasional shading and Wi-Fi system linkage for per-

formance monitoring and remote management. Solar hot water unit: 1 x 4" x

10" AET flat panel, drainback water circulation to 80 Gal storage tank with Steca

controller and electric backup heater. System covers 75% of house annual hot

water needs.

Location: Rear roof

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Roger Ohlman Home

829 Perennial Drive


Parkway Village




Installed By: Avery And Sun


Description: 2.69 kW, grid-tied system, comprised of 11 Conenergy PM 245 W

PV panels and Sunny Boy inverter. This system meets 125% of customers’ elec-

trical needs for 1000 sq. ft. home. Solar panels on carport in front of garage.

Location: Carport roof in front of the garage. Best viewed from sidewalk and

driveway. Visitors, please don’t park on grass.

Debbie and Greg Weeter Home

935 Riverside Dr.


Riverside






Description: 7.2 kW comprised of 24 TrinaSmart 300W panels on two levels over

a modern high insulation factor SIPS type roof . Panels have integral optimizers

built in with Wi-Fi communication to central web hub. Optimization provides sig-

nificantly higher panel efficiency, reduced power loss and ability to minimize tree

shade impact.

Location: Easily visible from road.

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Justin Mog & Amanda Fuller Home

800 Goullon Court


Lower Highlands


Solar Type: Electric & Hot Water


Installed By: SunWind Power Systems


Description: PVs: 4 kW grid-tied system of 18 Schott SCP220 Poly 220 W panels

and Fronius IG2000 inverters. 80 gal, PV-pumped, closed-loop glycol solar hot

water heating system comprised of 52 ft2

AET panels on a rack that shades deck,

with electric back-up heating.

Location: PVs atop roof dormers, best viewed from alley; hot water atop pergola

over deck in side yard, visible from Lampton Street.

Dr. Donald Feeney, Jr. Home

1446 Hickory Street


Schnitzelburg






Description: 2.6 kW array of 12 panels and a Sunny Boy SWR 2500U grid string

inverter. Meets all electrical needs of 1100 ft2

home and provides charge for all

-electric Nissan Leaf. Any excess power sold as renewable energy credits.

Location: Front roof, facing street.

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David Maxwell and Marcelo Venegas

Home

1530 Quadrant Ave.


Central Highlands




Installed By: SunWind Power


Description: 100% Made in USA 2.2 kW PV system, of 8 Solarworld 275 W

monocrystalline modules, black frame with black backsheet. Made in Indiana

Fronius Galvo 2kW inverter. Rack and flashings have Class A fire rating, fully

grounded and bonded to UL2703. Entire system is designed for 110 mph wind

and 30 psf snow loading, fully compliant with the roof manufacturer's warranty

and roofing manufacturers association best practices.

Location: Part of the Deer Park Solar Cluster. Owners will be in the alley be-

hind the property.

Tori & Mac Murden-McClure Home

1442 Cherokee Road


Central Highlands


Solar Type: PV w/ battery backup

Onsite Representative: Installer

Installed By: Earthwell Energy

Management


Description: 11.28 kW solar array consisting of 48 Mage Powertec Plus 235 W

panels, Outback Flex Power off grid/grid tied inverter system, Outback Energy

Cell Battery Bank sized for three days of autonomy for a 1080 W load with no

sunlight. Deck Monitoring system for solar production that can be viewed from

any computer.

Location: System best viewed from backyard.

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Cindy Baker and Jackie Green Home

1645 Stevens Ave.


Central Highlands




Installed By: SunWind Power


Description: 100% Made in USA 4 kW system with 20 Solarworld 250 W poly-

crystalline modules, made in Oregon, silver frame with white backsheet. Made in

Indiana Fronius Primo 3.8 kW inverter. Rack and flashings have Class A fire rat-

ing and fully grounded and bonded to UL2703. Entire system is designed for

110 mph wind and 30 psf snow loading and fully compliant with roof manufac-

turer's warranty and the roofing manufacturers association best practices.


hind the property.

Angela Lincoln & Tim Darst Home

1532 Quadrant Avenue


Central Highlands




Installed By: SunWind Power Systems


Description: 2 kW array using 11, 180 W Evergreen panels and SMA Sunny Boy

inverter.


hind the property.

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Martha & Chris Dolan Home

1626 Ruth Avenue,


Central Highlands




Installed By: RegenEn Solar


Description: 32, 240 W net-metered Sharp solar panels with Enphase micro-

inverters.

Location: Visible from the back of the house, accessible from the drive-way.

Bruce Duncan Home

1899 Ivanhoe Ct.


Central Highlands




Installed By: Joshua Bills


Description: Grid-tied system of 14 135 W photovoltaic modules.

Location: Best viewed from pedestrian walkway facing front of the home.

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Susan & Steve Kute Home

2221 Douglas Blvd.


Upper Highlands






Description: 14 kW, grid-tied system of 53 Suniva 265 W panels and 53 Enphase

micro-inverters, mounted on garage and pergola. Expected to meet 100% of

household electricity usage.

Location: Best viewed from backyard, accessible from alley or right side of

house.

Robert & Karen Chatham Home

2248 Winston Ave.


Upper Highlands




Installed By: Earthwell Energy Manage-

ment


Description: 5.4 kW utility tie-in, consisting of 18 LG 300 W solar panels, LG mi-

cro-inverters and LG monitoring system on a fixed-tilt rack installed on the ga-

rage. This system is designed to meet 70% of the home’s electric needs. The

SRECs will be sold into the Ohio SREC market.

Location: Best viewed from the driveway and rear of the house.

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Leigh and Russell Bird Home

2245 Lowell Ave.


Upper Highlands




Installed By: Icon Solar


Description: 25 x SW 260 Solar World US-made 260 W panels, Enphase M250

micro-inverters and Enphase Enjoy monitoring system. Significantly reduces

our electric bill and reduces our environmental and carbon footprint.

Location: Best viewed from the street.

William Fichteman Home

3309 Heather Lane


Bon Air


Solar Type: Electric,

passive cooling and daylighting.


Installed By: SunWind Systems


Description: Six solar panels are placed on one section of the roof, two solar

panels on another section of the roof. Each panel has its own built-in inverter.

Net-metered system with no batteries involved. Net usage is reported on

monthly LG&E bill.

Location: Side (right side facing house) and back yard.

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Diane Kinny & Carl Hall Home

4718 Kitty Hawk Way


Windy Hills


Solar Type: Electric and hot water




Description: Electric power provided by a 7.6 kW system comprised of 28 PV

panels and Enphase micro-inverters. Hot water is from a 4’ x 10’ Solarhot array

with an 80 gal storage tank with natural gas backup. Car charging of Nissan Leaf

via a Aerovironment Level 2 charger. To see live production data go to: https://

enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/pv/public_systems/JAfy176688.

Location: Best viewed from side and rear yards.

Laura and Stuart Ungar Home

3302 Broeck Pointe Ct.


Broeck Pointe






Description: 23, 250 W Suniva panels (made in USA); Enphase micro-inverters;

Envoy communication hardware; and Envoy monitoring systems. Nissan Leaf

fully-electric car (Ocean Blue). Recent house upgrades include GE GeoSpring Hy-

brid electric water heater, energy efficient LG HVAC.

Location: Best viewed from front.

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Kate Cunningham and Edison

Farmer Home

8606 Whipps Bend Rd.


Bellemeade







solar panels, using SMA 3.0 inverter. System is designed to meet most of the

1500 sq. ft. home’s electrical needs. Owner had previously added attic insula-

tion, energy efficient windows and Energy Star refrigerator.

Location: Best viewed from rear of the house.

Linda and Bill Berger Home

10004 Cedar Garden Drive


Fern Creek


Solar Type: Electric and Passive


Installed By: GCCM Construction


Description: LEED Platinum certified home designed to use 80% less energy.

15 panel, 3.9 kW PV system with Enphase micro-inverters provides 100% of

electrical needs. South facing windows provide passive heat and light tubes

provide natural day lighting,

Location: Best viewed from back yard.

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University of Louisville

Renewable Energy Applications

Laboratory

Passive Solar Test Facility

2499 S. Brook St.

Lyons Home

1033 Garvin Place

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The Green Building

732 E. Market St.

Wallace McMullen Home

4324 Dover Rd.

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Walter Olson Home

138 Vernon St.

Lorraine & Tom Cunningham Home

191 N. Bellaire Ave.

Apocalypse Brew Works

1612 Mellwood Ave.

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Steve Ricketts - Caroline Waite Home

214 Kennedy Ave.

Nancy Givens Home

211 S. Hite Ave.

Debbie and Greg Weeter Home

935 Riverside Dr.

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Roger Ohlman Home

829 Perennial Drive

Dr. Donald Feeney, Jr. Home

1446 Hickory Street

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Amanda Fuller & Justin Mog Home

800 Goullon Court

Tori & Mac Murden-McClure Home

1442 Cherokee Road

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David Maxwell and Marcelo

Venegas Home

1530 Quadrant Ave.

Cindy Baker and Jackie

Green Home

1645 Stevens Ave.

Angela Lincoln & Tim Darst

Home

1532 Quadrant Avenue

Bruce Duncan Home

1899 Ivanhoe Ct.

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Susan & Steve Kute Home

2221 Douglas Blvd.

Martha & Chris Dolan Home

1626 Ruth Ave.

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Leigh and Russell Bird

Home

2245 Lowell Ave.

Robert and Karen Chatham

Home

2248 Winston Ave.

William Fichteman Home

3309 Heather Lane

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Diane Kinny & Carl Hall Home

4718 Kitty Hawk Way

Laura and Stuart Ungar Home

3302 Broeck Pointe Ct.

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Linda and Bill Berger Home

10004 Cedar Garden Drive

Kate Cunningham and Edison

Farmer Home

8606 Whipps Bend Rd.

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