Northwest Solar Center, Seattle, WA, www.northwestsolarcenter.org Visit Northwest Solar Center’s website under “Useful Tools” for links to PVWatts, SMA Sizing and the NW Solar Center Load Calculator for sizing photovoltaic systems Washington State’s production incentives are summarized under “Incentive Chart” Download publications on photovoltaics that are especially relevant to the Pacific Northwest. Oregon Department of Energy, Salem, OR, http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/. Visit ODOE’s website to download publications such as: o Oregon Solar Electric Guide: Independent and Utility-Connected Homes http://egov.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Solar/PV.shtml o Photovoltaics: Basic Design Principles and Components (U.S. Department of Energy 1997), http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Solar/docs/pvbasics.pdf. Find information on support for solar energy in Oregon, including tax credits, property tax exemptions, and the energy loan program. Locate solar contractors certified by the Oregon Department of Energy. Russell, Scott, “Solar-Electric Systems Simplified,” Home Power Magazine, No. 104, December 2004/January 2005 A brief summary of configurations and components of solar photovoltaic systems. SolarBuzz.com, www.solarbuzz.com Visit Solarbuzz’s “Expo” to find contacts for solar PV installers, and manufacturer contacts for solar modules, inverters, batteries, and charge controllers, at www.solarbuzz.com/solarindex/expo.htm Information on typical system component prices can be found at http://www.solarbuzz.com/Moduleprices.htm Solar Energy International, Carbondale, CO, www.solarenergy.org Photovoltaics: Design and Installation Manual, Solar Energy International (SEI), 2007. http://www.solarenergy.org/bookstore/photovoltaics-design-installationmanual. SEI regularly offers training on photovoltaic design and installation and other renewable energy systems in locations throughout North America. Check out their workshop schedules at www.solarenergy.org/workshops.
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