New SolarCity Product Makes it Possible for Businesses to Significantly Increase Solar Output From Each Rooftop
Incredibly Lightweight, “Snap Together” Mounting System Allows Businesses to Fit 20-50 Percent More Solar Panels on Each Roof, Promises to do for Commercial Solar What Zep Has Done for Residential
SolarCity (Nasdaq:SCTY) unveiled a new product in its Zep Solar line of solar
products today–a flat roof solar mounting solution that is twice as
fast to install and can generate significantly more solar electricity
from each rooftop than alternatives for the commercial market. ZS Peak
makes it possible for far more businesses, schools and other
organizations to install solar power on their buildings and immediately
pay less for solar electricity than they pay for utility power, and
will significantly expand the addressable market for commercial solar.
Like the revolutionary Zep residential solar systems, ZS Peak provides
an innovative snap-together system to simplify and accelerate
installation. SolarCity estimates that ZS Peak can increase generation
capacity on flat roof buildings by 20-50 percent per building and do so
without requiring any penetrations. The system’s dense, east-west
layout structure will allow SolarCity to fit up to 20 percent more
solar panels on standard roofs and up to 50 percent more panels on
lightweight roofs, such as those commonly found on warehouses. The
increase in panels per roof is particularly valuable in the commercial
market, as conventional flat-roof solar systems typically power less
than half of a commercial building’s load.
ZS Peak’s east-west orientation not only allows installers to fit more
solar panels on each roof than standard south-facing systems, it also
captures peak power production throughout a longer period of the day.
By lengthening power production time and eliminating the typical
mid-day spike of standard solar systems, SolarCity can also make more
efficient use of solar inverters to further reduce costs for customers.
ZS Peak has so significantly improved on the aerodynamics of
conventional systems that it can be installed as a lightweight,
non-penetrating system on many roofs that would otherwise require the
solar panels to be bolted down.
SolarCity is currently installing its first project with ZS Peak and
expects to begin installing the product in volume in January.
Businesses and other organizations interested in SolarCity’s services
can contact the company directly at 1-888-SOL-CITY (1-888-765-2489) for
a free, no-obligation solar consultation or visit SolarCity online.
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