BP Solar and OCR Solar & Roofing have teamed up with R.J. Walter Homes and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to create the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum home in Sacramento. LEED is a rating system developed by the US Green Building Counsel (USGBC) that promotes the design and building of high-efficiency green homes.

OCR has installed BP Solar’s Integra® low profile solar modules on the home’s composition shingle roof. This 3.86 kW AC solar energy system will ensure clean, quiet electricity production. The system also features a Xantrex XW 6048 inverter that provides a hybrid grid interactive and battery back-up power system in the event that the grid goes down. The home’s builder estimates that the efficiency and environmental advancements combine to save a potential 83 percent on monthly electric and gas utility bills.

via renewableenergyworld, treehugger

Tags: LEED, Platinum, solar

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