The Continuum Graduate Community at the University of Florida: Gainesville, FL
As part of the GRU Feed-in Tariff program, the Continuum agreed to host the installation of a solar
covered carport structure on the top deck of their parking garage. The PV system is composed of
a custom, welded on-site, galvanized steel mounting structure that doubles as a parking structure.
The system has 1,036 PV panels (240 watt Astronergy) and one SMA 250 kW Central inverter.
This project was a collaborative effort among many groups: The Continuum (host), PPM (EPC),
Ecogy Solar (Owner), GRU (Utility) and ultimately Mosaic was brought in to help with financing the
project.
The Continuum Contact (Ecogy Solar):
Ken Becker (302) 740-6795
Westside Baptist Church: Gainesville, FL
As part of the GRU Feed-in Tariff program, Westside Baptist Church agreed to host the
installation of a solar PV system on the 2 buildings at their property in Gainesville, FL.
Logistically, this was a complex system to install. There are 2 buildings holding 119 kW and 196
kW with multiple mounting structures – ballasted, standing seam clamp with and without angled
brackets, and a penetrating asphalt shingle structure. The system is 315 kW and has 1,260 PV
panels (250 watt Astronergy) and 13 x 20 kW Chint Solar central inverters. This project was a
collaborative effort among many groups: Westside Baptist Church (host), PPM (EPC), Bentley
Solar (Owner), GRU (Utility).
Westside Baptist Church Contacts:
Chris Weeks (352) 538-1417
Pastor Phil Young (352) 333-7700
Ecogy Solar 2013 Feed-in Tariff Portfolio: Gainesville, FL
As part of the GRU Feed-in Tariff program, 4 host sites have agreed to install solar on their facility
to benefit from a 20 year roof lease payment from the PV system owners. The projects and
details are listed below:
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Northside Shopping Center:
157.5 kW PV System
o 630 PV Panels (250 watt Astronergy)
o 7 x 20 kW Transformerless Solectria inverters
o Panel Claw ballasted mounting structure
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8th Ave Professional Center:
157.5 kW PV System
o 630 PV Panels (250 watt Astronergy)
o 9 x 14 kW Transformerless Solectria inverters
o Panel Claw ballasted mounting structure
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North Gainesville Refrigeration Warehouse:
126 kW PV System
o 504 PV Panels (250 watt Astronergy)
o 7 x 14 kW Transformerless Solectria inverters
o Corrugated roofing block with Iron Ridge rail structure
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Downtown Gainesville Docs Building:
84 kW PV System
o 336 PV Panels (250 watt Astronergy)
o 5 x 14 kW Transformerless Solectria inverters
o Panel Claw ballasted mounting structure
The systems are a total 525 kW and have a total of 2,100 PV panels (250 watt Astronergy).
These projects were a collaborative effort among many groups: 4 different host sites (host),
PPM (EPC), Ecogy Solar (Owner), GRU (Utility).
Ecogy Solar Contact: Ken Becker (302) 740-6795
Scherer Construction of North Florida: Gainesville, FL
PPM designed and installed a 73.5 kW PV system spread over the office building at warehouse.
The warehouse system (54 kW) utilized a corrugated roof mounting solution with a storm washer
system to guarantee against any water leaks. The office system was mounted on an AET Rayport
stainless steel ballasted system at 5 degree tilt. Six SMA Sunny Boy 7,000 US and three SMA
Sunny Boy 6000 US central inverters were used in 208V 3-phase configuration. The system is
installed in Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) territory as a net metered system.
Scherer Construction Contact: Doug Wilcox (352) 213-8161
Precision Glass: Gainesville, FL
As part of the GRU Feed-in Tariff program, Precision Glass decided to install a state-of-the-art
47.088 kW SunPower system on their office in Gainesville, FL. The PV system was installed on a
corrugate metal roof with an underlying z-purlin metal structure. PPM used a hanger bolt and
storm washer combination to ensure against any roof leaks due to the installation. The system is
composed of 140 SunPower PV panels (327 watt E20 Series) with three Sunny Boy 10000 and
one 9000 transformerless inverters. It is interesting to note that due to the increased efficiency of
the SunPower panel, PPM was able to install a system that has an approximately 30% higher DC
nameplate capacity in the same footprint as a tradition poly-crystalline silicon PV system.
Precision Glass Contact: Brent Salley (352) 339-6759
Q4 Services, LLC: Orlando, FL
Q4 Services is a leader in aircraft simulation software and hardware. Q4 decided to install 50.055
kW solar PV System at their headquarters in Orlando, FL. This commercial system was the third
project that the Q4 owners have purchased since 2010. Each owner also has a PV system on
each of their homes that PPM installed.
Q4 system consists of 213 solar modules (235 watt REC PE-US) housed on the flat roof of the
machine shop building. The mounting structure for this project is a non-penetrating S-5! clamp
system that attaches to the standing seam ribs of the roof. This ensures that there is never a roof
leak that can be attributed to the installation of the PV system. The system is interconnected to
Progress Energy Florida (now Duke Energy) under a net metering agreement.
Q4 Services Contact: Mike Ponder: 407.382.4000 X238
MECO Miami: Miami, FL
PPM designed and installed a 35.25 kW PV system with Enphase microinverters standard Uni-rac
mounting structure.
This project involved the installation of 150 PV modules with microinverters on asphalt rolled
roofing. This PV system is engineered to Miami-Dade building code, or 150 mph wind speed. The
MECO Miami PV system is equipped with module-level monitoring and is interconnected with
Florida Power and Light under a net metering agreement.
MECO Miami Contact: Josh Ricart: (305) 592-4332
Historic Seagle Building: Downtown Gainesville, FL
PPM was entrusted to install a 32.2 kW solar PV system on the
north side of the tallest – and one of the oldest - building in
Gainesville, FL.
The PV system is composed of 140 PV panels (230 watt REC
PE-US) and Enphase microinverters (which mitigate the winter
shading seen in the picture above) with lifetime online panel level monitoring. The system is
mounted on a Panel Claw Polar Bear ballasted structure with no roof penetrations. A step-down
transformer was also used to convert the output voltage to match the 480 V transformer that
serves the building. The system was installed as part of the Gainesville Regional Utility (GRU)
Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program.
Seagle Building Contact: David Holbrook (352) 213-8161