FACT SHEET EDISON SOLAR HOUSE Location: Description: Cost: Montebello, California The Edison Solar House is a 2,000 square foot SCE $400,000 Location: Description: FACT SHEET SOLAR DESICCANT COOLING PROJECT University of California at Los Angeles Development and test of an experimental solar Future Plan: Develop commercial size unit for installation FACT SHEET WIND ENERGY DATA COLLECTION PROJECT Location: Northern Coachella Valley near Palm Springs Description: o Computer modeling of wind flow patterns. o 19 wind data collection sites. o 150 foot DOE wind tower measurements. Future Plans: Final report on wind modeling. Final report on 19 wind data sites. Complete the interim DOE Data More detailed analysis of the area near Palm Springs. Extend analysis to other windy areas. DOE tower and data acquisition extension. Solar equipment is offered by the city for the heating of swimming pools, process water, and domestic hot water. The pieces of hardware (solar collectors, controls and storage tanks) are owned and maintained by the city under a rental agreement. The renter pays an initial installation fee and a monthly utility fee. These amounts vary according to the size of the installation. important to provide sufficient In planning for a solar heating installation it is For any questions concerning the Solar Utility Program, or for assistance in planning for a solar heating installation, call 984-3183 - Santa Clara City Solar Utility. TYPICAL SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS AVAILABLE SWIMMING POOLS The swimming pool solar heating system would normally connect into the standard pool circulating system and operate in conjunction with a conventional heater. The system that the city installs would include the collectors, the plumbing between collectors and the pump/filter equipment, and a thermostatic control to regulate the flow to the collectors. DOMESTIC HOT WATER A solar domestic water heating system would include two to three collectors, a PROCESS WATER HEATING Solar process water heating could be useful for any of a number of industrial or |