{"id":116568,"date":"2014-06-04T08:21:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T06:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/?p=116568"},"modified":"2020-12-23T11:28:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T10:28:10","slug":"grid-alternatives-comes-to-sma-americas-backyard-for-a-solar-install","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/us\/grid-alternatives-comes-to-sma-americas-backyard-for-a-solar-install\/","title":{"rendered":"GRID Alternatives comes to SMA America\u2019s backyard for a solar install"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gridalternatives.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GRID Alternatives<\/a> helps bring the power of solar to low-income families who need it the most\u2014those who are often the least likely to afford it. When we heard they partnered with a family in Roseville, California, just down the road from SMA America\u2019s headquarters, we jumped at the chance to help our neighbors.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The 3.78 kW rooftop system uses 12 <a href=\"http:\/\/us.sunpower.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunpower<\/a> 315W modules to make power for the Solomos family\u2019s home. Our staff donated their time to perform the install from start to finish, complete with the donation of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sma-america.com\/en_US\/products\/grid-tied-inverters\/sunny-boy\/sunny-boy-3000-us-3800-us-4000-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunny<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6535\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/grid-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6535\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6535 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/grid-2.png\" alt=\"SMA's Sanket Shah and Mike Mahon installing the inverter's DC Disconnect.\" width=\"262\" height=\"196\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 262px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 262\/196;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SMA&#8217;s Sanket Shah and Mike Mahon installing the inverter&#8217;s DC Disconnect.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sma-america.com\/en_US\/products\/grid-tied-inverters\/sunny-boy\/sunny-boy-3000-us-3800-us-4000-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boy 3800-US<\/a> inverter to finish the job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis wouldn\u2019t work if it weren\u2019t for our equipment partners, especially when they come to install their equipment because no one knows it better,\u201d said Becca Russell, development coordinator for GRID Alternatives &#8211; North Valley.<\/p>\n<p>The system is estimated to save the family $30,000 in energy costs over its expected lifetime, while maintaining a greenhouse gas offset equal to planting 2,300 trees!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6536\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/grid-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6536\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6536 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/grid-1.png\" alt=\"The rooftop team, Shah, Guillermo Echeverria, Mahon and Katherine Belda celebrate finishing the module install. \" width=\"262\" height=\"202\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 262px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 262\/202;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rooftop team, Shah, Guillermo Echeverria, Mahon and Katherine Belda celebrate finishing the module install.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When homeowner Karen Solomos was asked about going solar through GRID Alternatives, she said, \u201cIt\u2019s really terrific because it gives people with low incomes the chance the really save on their electric bills and use alternative energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our team was just as excited to spread the joy of renewable energy to a well-deserving family. 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