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Brenham Middle School

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Brenham Middle School

 LocationBrenham, TX   Map
 Capacity 1.000 KWdc, 0.900 KWac
 Commissioned Date  June 24, 2005
 Monitoring MethodSoltrex
 Array Azimuth180°   What's this?
 Array Tilt30°   What's this?
Module Make and Model Module Wdc Quantity Total Capacity (KWdc)
GE Energy GEPV-050-M 50 20 1.000
Inverter Make and Model Inverter Wac Quantity Total Capacity (KWac)
PV Powered PV1800 1800 1 1.800

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Modeled vs. Measured Energy Production and ConsumptionModeled vs. Measured Energy

PV Energy (kWh) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tot
Modeled kWh Open glossary... 92 90 117 119 116 114 119 122 113 115 89 85 1,291
2010 Actual kWh Open glossary...
2010 Ratio to Model
79
0.86
79
0.87
128
1.09
106
0.89
123
1.06
106
0.93
109
0.91
125
1.03
21
0.19
876
0.87
2009 Actual kWh
2009 Ratio to Model
98
1.06
99
1.11
100
0.85
116
0.97
121
1.04
130
1.14
116
0.97
118
0.97
81
0.72
82
0.71
95
1.07
60
0.70
1,215
0.94
2008 Actual kWh
2008 Ratio to Model
80
0.87
103
1.14
107
0.91
120
1.01
114
0.98
126
1.11
131
1.10
114
0.93
122
1.08
126
1.09
91
1.03
59
0.69
1,294
1.00
2007 Actual kWh
2007 Ratio to Model
64
0.69
88
0.97
103
0.88
102
0.86
108
0.93
114
1.00
103
0.87
126
1.03
116
1.03
123
1.07
88
0.99
95
1.11
1,231
0.95
2006 Actual kWh
2006 Ratio to Model
85
0.92
68
0.75
94
0.80
130
1.10
131
1.13
129
1.13
121
1.01
138
1.13
114
1.01
110
0.95
100
1.12
73
0.86
1,294
1.00
2005 Actual kWh
2005 Ratio to Model
96
0.80
130
1.07
120
1.06
126
1.09
107
1.20
66
0.77
644
1.00

Energyometer EquivalentsEnergy/Pollution Equivalents

 Since monitoring began, this system has produced 6,554 kWh of electrical energy.

Enough electricity for... More electricity equivalents
Child at personal computer193 Open glossary...
Americans'
electricity needs
for one day.
Compact-fluorescent lightbulb504,129 Open glossary...
hours use of an
energy-efficient
CFL light bulb.
Woman on mobile phone397,192,485 Open glossary...
minutes
yakking on a
mobile phone.
And offsetting... More pollution equivalents
Smokestack emitting pollution9,126 Open glossary...
lbs. of CO2 emissions,
the main cause
of global warming.
Pickup truck9,982 Open glossary...
miles worth of
CO2 emissions from
the average American car.
Pine tree14 Open glossary...
trees cut down,
given their capacity
to absorb CO2.

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