Full Solar Power!
FACTS Engineering switched over to full solar power in May 2020!
Here are some facts about our new solar power system and a video showing our facility!
- System is warranted for the full life of 25 years
- It will power our entire 60,000 square foot facility.
- Assuming a modest 3.78% inflation rate for the cost of utility electricity per year, we will eliminate $1,363,086 in power company costs over the life of the system.
- We will save 7,415 tons of CO2 over the life of the system. This is equal to planting 172,770 trees or 756,330 gallons of gasoline (14,830,000 auto miles).
- 677 Solar Panels
- 14,625 square feet of panels
- Peak Power 237 kW
- Annual Production 362,000 kWh
- Eliminate the need to burn 3,613 tons of coal
- Offset the CO2 emissions from the annual electric use of 841 homes.
- Recycling 23,431 tons of waste instead of sending it to landfill.
- .47 gallons per kWh consumed by power plants through evaporation, 4 million gallons
To break-even, utility costs would need to go down 5% a year!
If we had a 20-year loan at 4.5% to pay for the solar system, our loan payments would be less than what we are currently paying for electricity.