Santa Clara Valley Water District Selects Fat Spaniel Technologies for Advanced Solar Monitoring of New $2.4 Million Solar Electric System
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The solar energy system goes on-line June 19 at a community event at the Santa Clara Valley Water District's campus in south San Jose. The solar energy system will be monitored and showcased by Fat Spaniel Technologies' PV2Web™ solar monitoring solution with a kiosk in both the headquarters and administration building lobbies. The public will also be able to view live energy data in real-time via the Internet at www.valleywater.org.
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PV2Web is an advanced solar monitoring solution that offers solar energy users the ability to manage and control their energy data through easy to understand displays via the Internet. The real-time, historical displays will allow the water district to view its energy usage and environmental benefits to make efficient energy decisions and ensure the system is running at peak levels.
The 200 kW solar energy system includes photovoltaic solar modules on the roof of the existing administrative building and on two new carports at the headquarters campus. The project will deliver 333,000 kW hours of electric energy annually, which is equivalent to the electric needs of 80 average families a year, and will save the community as much as $70,000 in energy costs per year.
In addition, the Fat Spaniel Technologies' solar monitoring kiosks and Web site will provide district environmental and energy data as an educational tool for the public.
About Fat Spaniel Technologies
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| Integrated interactive lobby kiosk displaying real-time energy generation data and environmental pollution offset. |
Fat Spaniel Technologies provides real-time solar energy monitoring for commercial and residential installers, equipment manufacturers, and system owners via any internet-enabled device. Fat Spaniel Technologies was founded with the goal of making renewable energy more visible, accessible and compelling to end users, industry professionals and policy makers. Further information is available on the company's web site: www.fatspaniel.com.
About The Santa Clara Valley Water District
The Santa Clara Valley Water District manages wholesale drinking water resources and provides stewardship for the county's vast watersheds, including a series of reservoirs, more than 800 miles of streams and groundwater basins. The district also promotes flood protection for Santa Clara County's 1.7 million residents.
www.valleywater.org
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Contact:
Tom Dinkel
(408) 279-5262
sales@fatspaniel.com
