When first contacted, the Shirey's were considering a 2.4 kilowatt sized system. By designing with the most efficient and power dense solar module on the market (SunPower), we were able to install a full 5.4 kW system. You can see in our pictures that the array fit perfectly on the available roof designed to capture the sun's rays. Take note of the living roof too. Not only does this site manage its energy, but through restorative landscaping, a living roof, and rainwater catchment the Shirey's are preventing runoff from entering beautiful Lake Sammammish below..

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In an on-going effort to rebuild a healthy Puget Sound and maintain green practices, the Seattle Aquarium installed flat-plate solar thermal collectors to heat water for the Aquarium Cafe. The system will offset about 2.5 tons of CO2 on an annual basis and serve as a public reminder for the viability of solar energy here in the Pacific Northwest. The project was made possible with funding by Seattle City Light and Puget Sound Energy, with monitoring provided by the Bonneville Environmental Foundation and FatSpaniel.

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Like many of our customers, these folks simply wanted to reduce their carbon footprint by using the sun's energy to generate their own electricity. The return on investment, immediate increase in home value, and hedge against rising energy costs were added reasons for going solar. The process was smooth from start to finish, including working with their Homeowner's Association to approve the project.

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Simply put, a beautiful display of solar energy here in Seattle. This customer understands the need for clean, renewable energy and is now doing more than his fair share in contributing positively to our community and our planet. In addition to his new A&R Solar energy system, he installed a boiler from Northwest Mechanical, making his home even more energy efficient.

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This customer’s main goal was to reduce his propane consumption, and he is now doing so with the help of solar energy. We were able to attach a 30-tube collector without penetrating his roof and then tied-in to his boiler for an estimated offset of over 100 gallons of propane a year! Working on his roof was a pleasure, thanks to the mild weather and beautiful views.

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This “Solar Guru” chose A&R to install his previously purchased solar equipment. The design was simple and the end-result was a clean, optimally efficient solar hot water system.

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This builder continues his lifelong journey to live lightly on the land. He built this site harvested, hand-hewn, log home, and has since created grey water-fed bogscapes, made green and energy efficiency upgrades, and now is using this Apricus thermal collector to heat the home's water supply. He also has Takagi on-demand water heater that works in conjunction with his new solar hot water system.

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In this installation we installed three Thermomax Mazdon collectors flush to the metal roof to heat our customer's domestic water and reduce his propane usage. All of the excess heat helps to warm the pool!

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