2. About Standard Solar, Inc.
• Founded in 2004
• Headquartered in Rockville,
MD with offices in DE and PA
• 85+ Employees
• Over $42 million in Revenue in
2011
• Over 23 MW installed solar
capacity to date
• Full service support includes Standard Solar was named one
of the Fastest Growing Private
design, engineering, Companies in America by Inc.
installation, financing and magazine in 2010 , 2011 and
2012.
maintenance
3. Standard Solar Geographic Footprint
• HQ in Rockville, Maryland
• Offices in Newark, DE and
Pittsburgh, PA
• Strong Brand Presence on East
Coast and Well Positioned for
Growth
• New project opportunities in:
– Maryland
– District of Columbia
– Delaware
– New Mexico
– Arizona
– Massachusetts
– New York
– New Jersey
– Puerto Rico
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4. Standard Solar’s Groups
Standard Solar, Inc. Standard Energy Solutions (SES)
Commercial Group Residential Group
Energy Energy
Utility DG Commercial Government Educational Solar
Efficiency Management
• Turnkey • Turnkey • Turnkey • Turnkey • Turnkey • Energy Audits • Smart Home
Development Installation + Installation + Installation + installation and Retrofit Solutions
• Interconnection Project Mgmt Project Mgmt Project Mgmt • Financing Services • Home
Management • EPC • GSA Contract • Financing • Credit • Financing Generators
• Financing • Financing Member • PPA • Cash • Grants • Surge
• Cash • Grants • ARRA • Cash • Grants • Utility Program Protection
• PPA • PPA • DOD • Educational • SREC Mgmt Relationships • LED Lighting
• SREC Mgmt • Cash Relationship Programs • Nearly 1000 Packages
• O&M • SREC Mgmt • O&M • O&M Installations
• O&M • O&M
5. Our Solar Process
Standard Solar provides a turnkey solution throughout the project lifecycle
• Solar system planning
• Financing (PPA and traditional financing if necessary)
• Solar equipment supply chain
• Engineering design
• Project construction
• Operation, maintenance, system monitoring and SREC Management
Construction
Solar System Design & Operation &
Financing & Supply
Planning Engineering Maintenance
Chain
• Cash turnkey • Final PV array • Permitting and • Testing and
• System design
solutions design with Interconnection commissioning
• Financial
• Power purchase calculations • Project • Web-based
analysis
agreements • Drawings with management, monitoring and
• Grant and Electrical and site trending
incentive • Traditional
financing Structural management, • Operation and
analysis stamp and QC maintenance
• Provide racking, • SREC
modules, management
inverters, wiring,
and connectors
6. Advantages of Power Purchase Agreement to Site Host
• Predictable energy costs for term of the agreement
• No upfront capital expenditure
• No operational/performance risk
• Eliminates need for federal and state tax appetite of site host
• Includes sales of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)
• Option to purchase system throughout life of the agreement (after yr. 6)
Perdue Chicken Farms Installation University of Maryland Installation St. Mary’s County Installation
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7. Under Construction & Recently Completed Projects
• Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission – 4.9 MW Ground Mount
• Adelphi Labs – 1.27 MW Roof Mount and Carport
• Fairlee Lagoons – 809 KW Ground Mount
• Knorr Brakes – 865 KW Ballasted Roof Mount
• Sandy Springs Friends School – 477 KW Ground Mount
• Kent County Kennedyville WWTF – 1.84 MW Ground Mount
• Town of Rock Hall – 1.26 MW Ground Mount
• City of Atlantic City – 600 KW Ballasted Roof Mount
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8. Commercial
Academic
Project Profiles Government
Utility
9. Location: Rockville, MD
Type: Power Purchase Agreement
Deal Highlights:
• During installation, represented the largest roof-mounted array in MD
• Standard Solar created the first ever “Third Party” PPA to meet the needs of
all stakeholders in the project
• Community gathering area with 600,000 visitors each year provides a key
location for solar power outreach program
System Performance at a Glance
System Size/Type 701 kW
Yearly Generation 865 MWh
Supporting Structure Standing Seam Roof Mount
Modules 2,596 Panels
Expected Completion November 17, 2010
Standard Solar Inc. Confidential
10. Client Name: Perdue Family of Companies
Location: Salisbury, MD and Bridgeville, DE
Type: Power Purchase Agreement
Project Highlights:
• At peak production, solar panels will produce as much as 90% of the
electrical demand for each facility
• One of the largest commercially owned solar installations in the Eastern US
• PPA Financing provided by third party financial partner
• Panels will produce enough power to offset 340 typical US homes
System Performance at a Glance
System Size/Type 2,700 kW
Yearly Generation 3,600 MWh
Supporting Structure Ground Mount
Modules 11,760 Panels
Completed September 2011
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11. Client Name: University of Maryland
Location: College Park, MD
Type: Power Purchase Agreement
Deal Highlights:
• Use of Maryland Project Sunburst Grant
• Installation completed without interruption to normal school operations
• Provided full turn-key solution from engineering to construction
• Financing provided by third party financial partner
• Equivalent to eliminating emissions from more than 65,000 gallons of gas
System Performance at a Glance
System Size/Type 632 kW
Yearly Generation 762 MWh
Supporting Structure Ballasted
Modules 2,632 Panels
Completed September 2011
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12. Client Name: Catholic University
Location: Washington, D.C.
Type: Power Purchase Agreement
Deal Highlights:
• Provided a complete, turn-key solar power facility, including design,
engineering, financing and construction
• PPA contract provides client with no initial expenditure, predictable energy
costs, and power at a discount to utility provided energy
• No operating or maintenance risk
System Performance at a Glance
System Size/Type 677 kW
Yearly Generation 830 MWh
Ballasted Roof Mount and
Supporting Structure
Carports
Modules 2,600 Panels
December 2009
Completed Phase 1, 2 & 3 March 2011
September 2012
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13. Client Name: University of Delaware
Location: Newark, DE
Type: Power Purchase Agreement
Project Highlights:
• Custom racking solution created to work around unique nature of sloped
field house roof
• Provided a complete, turn-key solar power facility, including design,
engineering, financing and construction
• No initial expenditure, predictable energy costs, discounted power
System Performance at a Glance
System Size/Type 850 kW
Yearly Generation 1,035 MWh
Supporting Structure Roof Mount (Various)
Modules 3,168 Panels
Completed December 2010
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14. Client Name: Anne Arundel Community College
Location: Arnold, MD
Type: Power Purchase Agreement
Deal Highlights:
• AACC is expect to save $300,000 in electricity costs over life of agreement
• ARRA Compliant with use of $750,000 Maryland Project Sunburst Grant
• Installation completed without interruption to normal school operations
• Standard Solar provided full turn-key solution from engineering to financing
System Performance at a Glance
System Size/Type 753 kW
Yearly Generation 900 MWh
Supporting Structure Carport
Modules 3,100 Panels
Completed April 2011
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15. Client Name: Kent County
Location: Worton, MD
Type: Power Purchase Agreement
Deal Highlights:
• One of the first projects to utilize Maryland’s Aggregate Net Metering Tariff
• Powers Kent County High School, Community Center, Public Works
Complex and Worton Elementary School
• PPA Financing provided by third party financial partner
• SSI Education Program teaches students and teachers about solar
System Performance at a Glance
System Size/Type 1,260 kW
Yearly Generation 1,674 MWh
Supporting Structure Ground Mount
Modules 5,376 Panels
Completed August 2012
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16. Client Name: Terry Sanford Federal Building
Location: Raleigh, NC
Type: Cash Purchase
Project Highlights:
• Developed solar power generation solution to assist GSA reach their
decreased energy consumption mandate
• Complete solar project in compliance with ARRA regulations and “MADE IN
USA” requirements
• Provides building with 20% of annual energy needs
System Performance at a Glance
System Size/Type 560 kW
Yearly Generation 772 MWh
Supporting Structure Ballasted Roof Mount
Modules 2,350 Panels
Completion January 2011
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17. Client Name: Department of Energy
Location: Washington, DC
Type: Cash Purchase
Deal Highlights:
• First agency headquarters with roof-mounted solar system
• 205 kW supplies 8% of electricity during peak demand
• Largest solar array between DC and Florida when completed in September
2008
System Performance at a Glance
System Size/Type 205 kW
Yearly Generation 200 MWh
Supporting Structure Ballasted Roof Mount
Modules 891 Panels
Completion January 2011
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18. Client Name: Baltimore Gas & Electric
Location: Baltimore, MD
Type: Cash Purchase
Project Highlights:
• One of first “solar field” development sites in Maryland
• Development project has assisted Mid-Atlantic utility generate a portion of
its energy from a renewable source, moving it closed to fulfilling the RPS
requirement.
• Illustrates cutting-edge land planning strategy to optimize brownfield use
System Performance at a Glance
Phase 1 - 154.4 kW
System Size/Type
Phase 2 - 169 kW
Yearly Generation 400 MWh
Supporting Structure Ballasted Ground Mount
Modules 572/725 Panels
Completed February 2010
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19. Client Name: Kit Carson Electric Cooperative
Location: Taos County, NM
Type: Power Purchase Agreement
Project Highlights:
• Project designed, financed, constructed, and serviced by Standard Solar.
Completed in Q1 2012.
• Utilizes single-axis tracker system to maximize yearly solar production.
• Constructed at no cost to Kit Carson Electric Cooperative by utilizing
third-party financing which took advantage of the Federal investment tax
credit and NM state tax credits and incentives.
System Performance at a Glance
System Size/Type 1.5 MW
Yearly Generation 2,900 MWh/yr
Supporting Structure Single-axis Tracking
Modules 5,280 Panels
Current Status In Construction
20. Client Name: General Motors
Location: White Marsh, MD
Project Site: Vehicle Charging Station
Project Highlights:
• Developed solar generation and charging solution to assist GM and its
dealers achieve clean energy leadership
• Level 1 & 2
• 8 bay unit
System Performance at a Glance
System Size/Type 10kW
Estimated Yearly Generation 12.5 MWh/yr
Supporting Structure Carport
Modules 42 Panels
Completion June 2011
21. Andrew B. Maus
Director of Business Development
443.425.5962 Direct
Andrew.maus@standardsolar.com
Standard Solar, Inc.
www.standardsolar.com
