Property
- Owner:
- Josh Barclay
- Type:
- Residential
- Address:
- 4445 Valentine Rd., Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
- Event Participation:
- ASES National Solar Tour 2015 Host
Technology
- Type:
- Solar PV
- Size of System:
- 3.2 kW
- Purposes:
- To generate electricity
What You Need to Know
Description:
The Barclay-Ledvina Dream Farm (http://DreamFarm.org), a retrofit of a 1980-built home, boasts multiple efficiency measures (cellulose in attic, targeted polyurethane spray foam, low-infiltration e-coated windows, high efficiency appliances and bulbs), a solar hot water system (81 sq ft. of Heliodyne Gobi collectors in external closed loop), wood space heating (Encore Wood Burning Stove by Vermont Castings-one of the lowest emissions wood stoves in the industry), and a solar-electric tracking array (grid-tied 3.2 kW array of sixteen Sanyo HIP-200 watt modules mounted on a Wattsun AZ-225 tracker). Our solar-electric system generates over 5 megawatt-hours per year--more electricity than our home uses on an annual basis. For more homes and businesses on the Ann Arbor area solar tour, please see http://bit.ly/annarborsolartour
Open House Info:
The house is open on Oct. 3 from 10:00-4:00. For more homes and businesses on the Ann Arbor area solar tour, please see http://bit.ly/annarborsolartour
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