Botha House



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Botha House
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Single family home with solar photo voltaic and ground source heat pump.



System Components
solar electric ground-source heat

HVAC

  • Hydron Module Ground Source Heat Pump (4 ton /  14 kW capacity)
  • Marathon storage water heater connected to heat pump desuperheater
  • Steffes Electric Thermal Storage heater for backup heat during load control
  • Electricity consumption 7400 kW.h/a
  • Design and installation by Heating and Plumbing Consultants, Webster MN

PV

  • 24 Sunpower SPR-215-WHT panels in 3 strings for 5.16 kW STC rating
  • SMA SB6000US 6.0 kW inverter
  • Roof azimuth 225º, tilt 34º (tilt is optimal for this azimuth)
  • Expected production 6200 kW.h/a
  • Design and Engineering by Energy Concepts, Hudson WI
  • Installation by Steiner Plumbing and Electrical, River Falls WI


Additional Measures

Triple pane, krypton filled windows with honeycomb window blinds.