Fat Spaniel Helps Namaste Solar Electric Track Performance and Pinpoint Faults

San Jose, Calif. – May 20, 2008 – Fat Spaniel Technologies, the market leader in monitoring and reporting services for distributed renewable energy systems, today announced that the company is providing highly detailed monitoring and reporting services for the Boulder Community Foothills Hospital Cancer Center’s 28-kilowatt solar electric installation. Fat Spaniel’s String Monitoring Service enables installer and operator Namaste Solar Electric to cost-effectively pinpoint and resolve system failures in real-time, resulting in maximized energy output to power the Center’s cancer treatment operations.

“Fat Spaniel’s detailed applications such as the String Monitoring Service help us deliver consistent, high quality performance to our Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) partners and make sure that the cancer center gets the most out of its green energy investment,” said Blake Jones, president of Namaste Solar Electric. “For example, it’s typically been difficult to quantify how much shading affects an array, but with Fat Spaniel’s service, we can drill down and see that kind of detail in real time, which enables us to maximize energy output.”
 
The new solar system consists of 14 strings and 130 panels to help power everything from linear accelerators to lighting at the Boulder Community Foothills Hospital Cancer Center building. Within the solar array, Fat Spaniel monitors performance right down to the level of individual strings of solar modules in order to more quickly detect and pinpoint failures. The String Monitoring Service identifies module faults that could otherwise go undetected for years, and delivers immediate email or SMS alerts to support staff to resolve potential problems efficiently and optimize energy production.
 
“As the solar market continues to grow quickly, system installers and operators are tasked with maintaining peak performance across their expanding portfolios of sites. A leader in the Colorado solar electric market, Namaste Solar is busy proving that Fat Spaniel’s online services give them a cost effective tool for delivering exceptional customer service and higher system performance as their business grows,” said Chris Beekhuis, President and CTO of Fat Spaniel Technologies.
 
Namaste Solar Electric manages its many renewable energy sites through Fat Spaniel’s Insight Manager™ web portal, which eases system upkeep by providing access to a rich set of services to provide efficient operations and maintenance services – such as detecting solar inverter faults, providing alerts, recording support activities, retrieving reports and tracking assets – for multiple sites simultaneously.
 
About Fat Spaniel Technologies
Based in San Jose, Calif., Fat Spaniel Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of monitoring and reporting services for distributed, renewable energy systems – enabling efficient diagnostics and maintenance, compelling web-based visualization, and valuable revenue-grade data for billing, Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) trading and performance-based incentives.  Fat Spaniel acts as an independent monitoring service provider for multi-vendor systems and delivers information that is used by system owners, system installers, PPA service providers, inverter manufacturers, project financing firms, REC traders and energy utility regulatory agencies. The company specializes in renewable energy systems including grid-tied solar electric, solar water heating and small wind. Fat Spaniel products are presently deployed in over 1,300 locations in 12 countries worldwide. Fat Spaniel is funded by Chrysalix Energy, Element Partners, Ignition Partners, PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund and Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc.  For more information, see http://www.fatspaniel.com <http://www.fatspaniel.com/> .

About Namaste Solar Electric
Namaste Solar Electric is the leading solar electric company in Colorado with over 400 systems installed since 2005.  Dedicated to the betterment of the planet by bringing clean, reliable, and affordable renewable energy technologies to homes, businesses, and nonprofits in the Denver/Boulder area, Namaste Solar is 100% employee-owned.  With a values-based business model and reputation for philanthropy, Namaste Solar is a likely partner for local businesses who want to make a positive impact on the community by purchasing a solar electric system.  Namaste Solar is committed to maintaining the highest standards of environmental stewardship, customer satisfaction, employee morale, community involvement, and professional integrity. http://www.namastesolar.com <http://www.namastesolar.com/>

About Boulder Community Hospital
Since 1922, BCH has served as a non-profit community-owned and governed hospital system, providing extensive healthcare services throughout Boulder County, Colorado. It has 219 beds at two acute care hospitals, two major outpatient facilities and several affiliated physician practices. With more than 600 physicians in 48 medical specialties, and many registered nurses and technologists with national certification in their specialties, BCH is known for its outstanding cardiology, orthopedic and neurology services.

Press contact:
Rosalind Jackson
Antenna Group (for Fat Spaniel)
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415-977-1923

 

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