Environmental Design + Construction - March 2009 - (Page 26) SPECIAL SECTION A SCREEN SHOT SHOWING KILOWATT HOURS PRODUCED BY A XANTREX GT INVERTER FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOUR PERIOD. THE TOP PORTION OF THE GRAPHIC INDICATES THE CURRENT AMOUNT OF POWER (4.6 KW) BEING GENERATED BY THE SOLAR SYSTEM. A SCREEN SHOT FROM A XANTREX COMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY SHOWING THE LIFETIME ENERGY GENERATION AND COST SAVINGS. NOTE: NOx IS NITROUS OXIDE, A GREENHOUSE GAS. with regard to recent technological advances like combination service entrance devices and communications gateways. There are many ways to gather information about these technologies, from conferences and trade shows to the Internet to contacting trusted suppliers of electrical distribution equipment. The next step is to seek opportunities to apply this knowledge. “We hope that we can up-sell this equipment to our homebuilders to give homeowners the option of putting in a photovoltaic system when they buy,” Mark Pavletich says. “If people can come in and view the system in a model home, it will make sense to them.” BILL UNSELD IS A SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER FOR SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC (WWW.SCHNEIDER-ELECTRIC.COM). HE IS A LICENSED MASTER ELECTRICIAN AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR WITH BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA AND EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY. 26 Reader Service No. 192 www.EDCmag.com/webcard ed+c M AR C H 09 http://www.nudura.com http://www.nudura.com http://WWW.SCHNEIDER-ELECTRIC.COM http://www.EDCmag.com/webcard
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