Stellar Solar Video of Fernley Fire Station

StageHandMan posted this video on July 29, 2010 with the caption: ( WARNING: contains very ear-wormy ’80’s Katrina and the Waves sound as soundtrack)

Fernley Fire Department Going Green

For the Fire Station, we raised money so that the Black Rock Solar crew could install 195 solar modules that create 190 watts apiece—These watts feed into five inverters that convert DC power to AC power; then this power is fed to the fire station.

Each solar photovoltaic panel is tilted at a 15-degree angle south, which is optimal for the sun’s position year around.

The district will save $6,500 this year– and the panels are guaranteed to keep working for the next 25 years.

Real Life Math problems:

How many kilowatts does the Fernley solar array produce?
How much money will the district save (assuming NV Energy costs stay the same) over a 25 year period?