A Powerful Partnership

A Powerful Partnership. . , Solar History , 1958 - Solar in space! NASA launches the Vanguard I satellite with solar pv technology to power hs radios. , 1963 - Sharp Corporation begins production of photovoltaic modules. , 1977 - U.S. Department of Energy launches the Solar Energy Research Institute, which eventually was named the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in Golden, Colorado. , 1993 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company completes a 500 kilowatt photovoltaic system in Kerman, California. , 2006 - The California Solar Initiative Program is launched to provide rebate incentives for solar installations, increase competition and lower solar equipment costs. , 2015 - PG&E's participation in the CSI Program concludes a solar pv systems costing less than at the beginning of the program, even without rebate payments., About the Project , This solar installation was made possible through a partnership with the City of Morro Bay, Estero Bay Solar Solutions (EBSS), and several generous businesses that contributed products of price discounts. Brian French, owner of EBSS, originally proposed to donate a small solar photovoltaic system for educational use. Thanks to the involvement by The City and participating businesses, the system turned out to be much larger and is capable of generating the building's annual electricity consumption., System Information , This solar photovoltaic (pv) system consists of 23 solar panels, each rated at 260 Watts of power output. This means the system is rated at 23 x 260 Watts = 5,980 Watts, or 5.98 kilowatts.