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Project Showcase - Montana's Biggest Grid-tie PV System
Chris Daum | Oasis Montana Inc
Chris Daum, owner of Oasis Montana, says, "This system is, at present, the largest, grid-tied solar electric system in Montana."
This system has no batteries; in full sun it should put out approximately ~50 KW (or 50,000 watts) of DC power, which is converted into grid-palatable AC power, thus making the MTDC's electric meter spin slower. The first trial run, when the system was powered up February 26th, showed 38KW on a partly sunny day!
A grant for part of this project will be forthcoming from Northwestern Energy. Oasis Montana would like to thank Mark Dickson, Brad Stevens, Jeff & Campbell Massey, Jim Chase, Joe Bartuska, Adam Ondra, Jonah Malo, Gabriel Zeak, Apex Engineering, DC Power Systems, the Waterman, Maxus Consulting and Eyers Electrical Contracting.
Company Name: Oasis Montana Inc.
Contact: Chris Daum
Phone Number: 406-777-4309
Email address: info@oasismontana.com
Website address: www.oasismontana.com
Project location: Missoula, MT
Project budget: still in progress (roughly $360K)
List of Products used: Schott solar modules. Solectria inverters, Unirac mounts
Unusual situations or problems that you came across: cold, frozen ground and gumbo mud. Not unusual though!
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