Vista Solar, a commercial solar installer, will install a 160 kW array for food and wine distributor, Lettieri & Company at the company’s headquarters in Brisbane, Calif.
“The timing was right for us to go solar, and we are excited to have Vista as our partner,” says Frank Lettieri, president of Lettieri & Company.
The 160-kW system, which will power Lettieri’s lighting, air conditioning, refrigeration and freezers, will offset 99.6% of the company’s electricity bill and generate positive cash flow savings from day one. Tax benefits account for 70% of the total system cost, and the cumulative 25 year savings will total over $1.4 million.
“Lettieri & Company is a perfect candidate for solar,” says Vista Solar President Jaymes Callinan. “Though Brisbane sees its fair share of foggy days, our engineers had no trouble designing a system that will offset their electric bill by nearly 100%.”
There is a misconception that San Francisco’s fog impedes solar production. However, Germany, which gets just 55% of the annual sun-hours San Francisco enjoys, has more than triple the number of energy-producing solar systems than the U.S.
Construction will begin at Lettieri & Company later this year and take about three weeks to complete. The equipment specified includes high-efficiency Suniva modules and SMA TriPower inverters.
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