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Sustainably generate the energy you use is Reason # 4

SPUFFER: Solar Power Utility For Finns' Electric Rides
A Washington State Private Small Electric Power Utility located on the roof of our home

Residential sustainable energy investment incentives utilized:
►  30% Federal sustainable energy tax credit on system costs
►  Washington State sales tax exemption for solar generated electricity systems
►  $0.15/kWh Washington State solar electricity incentive until 2020 for each kWh generated
►  Whenever kWh of electricity being generated exceeds that being used in our home,
      excess electrons (kWh) are sent to the grid and our meter runs backwards (net metering)

●  The information shown below is near-real-time and historical data for the energy production of our PV system.
     (Click on "Today's Power time-lapse" at bottom of "Overview" panel to access animation controls.
      Click on ► control to animate power production for each panel – sampled at 15 minute intervals.)
●  We symbolically placed SPUFFER in service on 9/11/2011 – first electricity charged EVs on 9/1/2011).
●  Panel array consists of 14 Sanyo HIT 225W PV panels for a total nominal capacity of 3.2kW.
●  Diagram below is an accurate panel layout on our due south facing, 20 pitch roof.
●  Total Lifetime Energy kWh (below) x 4 = the number of miles SPUFFER's electricity has powered our EVs.
●  We drive our two EVs less than a  combined total of 12,000 miles annually.
●  We no longer own an internal combustion engine vehicle.
●  Seattle area averages 80 - 90% of the annual solar energy of Los Angeles because of our long summer days.