Project Overview
Project location	Fiddletown, CA
System Completion	January 2004
Solar System Type	Metal Roof Mount System
Total System Size	14.45 kW-DC
System Configuration
PV modules used	85 GE 165W
Inverters	7 SMA
Performance Facts¹
Estimated annual production	18,049 kWh
Environmental benefits, annually:²
Greenhouse gases reduction (CO2)	28,315 lbs
Gasoline not consumed	1,458 gallons
Oil not consumed	29.9 barrels
Cars not driven	2.4 cars
Coal not burned	0.07 railcars
Offset CO2 emissions from electricity use from homes	1.7 homes
Forest preserved from deforestation	0.09 acres
Greenhouse gas emissions avoided by recycling waste instead of sending it to the landfill	4.5 tons
Offset CO2 emissions from propane cylinders used for home barbeques	540 cylinders

Sources
¹PV Watts Solar Energy Calculator (http://www.pvwatts.org)
²U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html)

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When it came to Solar, Terre Rouge & Easton Wines chose Premier Power

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BACKGROUND

Terre Rouge & Easton Wines are located on the West Slope of the Sierra Nevada in Amador County’s Shenandoah Valley, California and their wines are made from vineyards in four Sierra Foothill counties: Placer, El Dorado, Amador, and Calaveras. President and Winemaker Bill Easton has been in the wine trade for over 30 years, not only as a winemaker, wine retailer, importer, and vineyard consultant but also as a steward of sustainable farming practices.

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Sustainable farming

Part of the environmentally conscious practices, going solar was “the natural next step” for the winery. Premier Power designed, engineered and installed the solar system on the roof of the main winery building to seamlessly blend in with the surroundings, without taking away any valuable land or interrupting the daily operation of the winery.

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Clean electricity gives financial benefits

With the new solar system, Terre Rouge & Easton Wines received over $44,000 from government incentives and rebates, which equated to over half of the system cost. Although electric rates in California have been increasing 6.7%* annually for the past 25 years, Terre Rouge & Easton Wines will enjoy over 25 years of peace of mind by not worrying about rising energy costs. “Instead of $500 electric bill, our first solar electric bill was $11.24” said Bill Easton.

*source: California Public Utility Commission

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