Contractor PV panel Manufacturer Model # L (in) W (in) D (in) sq ft /panel Mfr's max watts CEC rated  watts # panels peak  total watts DC peak rated watts DC watts /sq.ft. sq. ft. / kW
Akeena Solar Sharp NE-Q5E2U 62.1 32.4 1.8 14.0 165.0 144.8 54 8910 7819.2 9.94 100.60
Akeena (Redesign) Sharp NE-S5E1U 62.1 32.4 1.8 14.0 185.0 163.3 48 8880 7838.4 11.18 89.42
SunPower Geothermal Kyocera KC-120-1 56.1 25.7 2.2 10.0 120.0 105.7 74 8880 7821.8 10.12 98.79
Contractor Inverter panel Manufacturer Model # Power rating (watts) CEC? Peak efficiency # inverters peak watts AC total peak watts AC CEC rebate watts Installed cost $4/watt Rebate 15% CA Tax Credit Net Cost $/watt
Akeena Solar SMA America 2500U 2500 94.4% 3 2460 7381 7381 $76,911 $29,525 $7,108 $40,278 $5.46
Akeena (Redesign) SMA America 2500U 2500 94.4% 3 2466 7399 7399 $76,911 $29,598 $7,097 $40,216 $5.44
SunPower Geothermal SMA America 2500U 2500 94.4% 2 2195 4390 7274 $73,265 $29,097 $6,625 $37,543 $5.16
  SMA America 1800U 1800 93.5% 2 1482 2965            
    Total         7355            
Contractor AC Rating panels facing 210 deg AC Rating panels facing 120 deg AC Rating panels facing 300 deg AC Rating panels facing 30 deg       PV Generated kWH/yr     Annual Electric Bill E8 Savings Electric Bill E8 Savings/ net cost Rough years payback
Akeena Solar 2871 4511           12379     $2,963 0.074 13.59
Akeena (Redesign) 2312 1850 2004 1233       11345 0.92 0.08 $2,736 0.068 14.70 0.923 0.077
Akeena (Redesign 3) 2466 2466 1233 1233       11543 0.93 0.07 $2,779 0.069 14.47 0.938 0.062
Akeena (Redesign 4) 2466 2466 2466         11784 0.95 0.05 $2,940 0.073 13.68 0.992 0.008
Akeena (Final Design) 2466 1233 2466 1233       11270 0.91 0.09 $2,720 0.068 14.79 0.918 0.082
SunPower Geothermal   2195 2195         11861 0.96 0.04 $2,850 0.076 13.17 0.962 0.038
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