SOLAR PROJECTS
How an Ashland Dental Of ce Generates Maximum Solar Energy with the Smallest Footprint
And reduced project costs by 60% with local incentives, federal and state tax credits Dr. Brandt Cullen, owner of Ashland Family Dentistry, has decided to go solar because of the long-term nancial stability and energy security it would provide his business. When researching solutions and local solar installers, he found the elevated Strackers
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that were being manufactured right in Ashland. That was a plus but what he was most interested in were the numbers and how the different PV systems could meet his energy goal: becoming net zero. With the size of their roof and city lot, Dr. Cullen has found that none of the other solar solutions available could even
get close to providing all the electricity the dental of ce needed with their 25 computers, lighting, and numerous dental equipment. Two Strackers, on the other hand, could easily achieve net zero for Ashland Family Dentistry. After the installation of the project in the fall of 2021, Dr. Cullen has found that even during the winter months their system had been
