9.87kW Pole-Mounted Solar Electric System
Innovative Power Systems installed this 9.87kW pole-mounted solar electric system in Northfield, Minnesota 2010. The owner did not have a large roof to install the PV modules, so instead opted for a pole-mounted solution. IPS expects this system to produce about 12,000kWh of electricity on average per year. Producing 12,000kWh of electricity annually from coal emits about 24,000 pounds of carbon dioxide. Preventing this much carbon dioxide from being released to the atmosphere is equivalent to adding 1,210 trees to our forests. Over a 30-year span, IPS expects this system will offset 720,000 pounds or 360 tons of carbon dioxide.