Produce+More+Energy


 * 1) Additional Solar Trackers
 * Number of trackers needed to meet net zero energy goals:
 * Location of trackers:
 * 1) Stationary Solar PV
 * Number of stationary solar PV panels needed to meet net zero energy goals:
 * Cost benefit analysis of trackers v. stationary panels:
 * Location of stationary solar PV:
 * 1) Alternative Options


 * New Calculations Accounting for Heating and Cooling Energy:**


 * **Based upon modeled energy data created in 2008, the heating energy for Aiken per year should be 211,000 kBTU and cooling energy should be 150,000 kBTU**
 * Average heating and cooling energy for Aiken per year should be 105,696 kBTU


 * **The average amount of electricity used per year is 204,355 kwh, which is equal to 697,288 kBTU**
 * This means that total yearly energy usage for Aiken is 802,984 kBTU


 * **So if one tracker produces 6113 kwh, or 21,000 kBTU per year, we would need 38 new trackers to account for Aiken's 802,984 kBTU per year consumption**


 * Tentative Calculations:**

17 Solar Trackers at Forest Service --Produce an average of 103,928 kwh/year --So the number of kwh per tracker per year = 6,113 kwh/tracker/year

Aiken uses an average of 204,355 kwh/year

204,355 kwh used - 103,928 kwh produced per year = **100,427 kwh needed to achieve net zero status**

So, if one tracker produces around 6,113 kwh per year, we will need **at least 16 new trackers**