Practical Instruments Adds Three New Solar Installers
2/6/07 - Practical Instruments, a Pasadena-based provider of high-performance concentrating solar panels, has announced new partnerships with three Southern California-based installers of solar power systems: Energy Options, Permacity Corporation and Advanced Solar Electric. The company says that the three represent the first wave of authorized resellers and installers for Heliotube, Practical Instruments' flagship concentrating solar panel product.
“When considering a solar solution, 90 percent of a customer's decision is based on cost savings—a lower price is what everybody wants,” said Bruce Hatchett, president of Energy Options. “That said, the growing movement towards performance-based incentives, which allow owners to get credit for hours in which their solar systems exceed their needs is becoming more appealing to customers in the know. With its unique integrated tracking ability, Heliotube is able to absorb and convert energy from the sun over a longer period of time than traditional solar panels. We see this as distinct advantage for our customer base.”
Practical Instruments says that as additional states begin to follow California’s lead in transitioning from capacity-based to performance-based solar incentives, commercial and industrial users are well poised to reap financial benefits from coupling their large rooftops with high performance solar producers such as Heliotube.
Based on solar concentrator technology, Heliotube integrates a patented low-profile tracking technology into the standard flat panel form factor traditionally used by solar installers.
According to the company, though it requires less silicon and is thereby less expensive than conventional solar panels, Heliotube produces more watts, a faster payback and a higher return on investment to commercial and industrial users of solar power.
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