Residential Hybrid Wind and Solar Power Solutions

Energy Efficiency 

Before we design a system, we will talk with you about the energy efficiency of your home.  We offer a full weatherization service including energy audits and blower door testing. 

Consulting

We provide comprehensive consulting services in order to take advantage of all available grant money, federal incentives and state incentives.  We also handle the permitting and zoning changes if necessary.

System Design

Every system is custom designed to suit our customers’ requirements and desires.  Our first consideration is assessing the renewable resource available at the site.  Once assessed, we will decide whether wind, solar or a combination of both will work most effectively. Usually, installing a hybrid system balances the system's generation throughout the day.  The size of the system is our next consideration and is dictated by our customers’ energy usage and desired energy production.  And finally, we determine how the system should be mounted, whether on your home’s roof or on a tilt-up monopole, doing a structural analysis of all buildings involved and assessing space availability and height requirements and restrictions.  To see mounting options, click here.

Installation 

SoleVento extensively trains all if its crew members and never subcontracts out to a third party company.  We work with educated, ethical and hard working individuals who are dedicated to doing great work.

Testing

After we install the system, we attach monitoring equipment to ensure the system is working as intended.  This monitoring equipment can be purchased by the homeowner and data collected on his/her home computer to track the amount of energy produced over the entire life of the system.

Maintenance

SoleVento offers maintenance programs on all of our systems, as well as systems that are not installed by us.  We will annually inspect, clean and run the system through a series of checks to ensure that your system continues to work properly.

Solar PV Maintenance

1. Clean entire system.
2. Check mounting hardware, tighten any loose hardware.
3. Check electrical connections, repair as necessary.
4. Check sealing for incoming wires. Reseal if necessary.
5. Check inverter.

Maintenance performed four times a year at $180 per maintenance. Includes three hours of labor per maintenance. Total annual cost to maintain your solar system is $720 per year.

Wind Turbine Maintenance

1. Inspect Tower foundation.
2. Clean Tower.
3. Clean Generator.
4. Check Rotor for Damage and bolt tightness.
5. Check slip rings for proper seal.
6. Check all fasteners on Generator frame.
7. Inspect cables.
8. Inspect cutoff switch connections.
9. Inspect electronics.
10. Test electronics.
11. Clean electronics.

Maintenance performed twice a year at $375 per maintenance. Includes eight hours of labor per maintenance. Total annual cost to maintain your wind turbine is $750 per year.

Residential Wind Turbine Product Information

	Fortis Wind Turbines Brochure - PDF, 6.6 MB
	Fortis Alizé 7.0m Wind Turbine Datasheet - PDF, 340 KB
	Fortis Montana 5.8kW Wind Turbine Datasheet - PDF, 336 KB
	TechnoSpin TSW 2200 (2.2kW) Wind Turbine Datasheet - PDF, 3.9 MB
	TechnoSpin TSW 4000 (4kW) Wind Turbine Datasheet - PDF, 3.2 MB
	TechnoSpin TSW 8000 (8kW) Wind Turbine Datasheet - PDF, 2.5 MB
	TechnoSpin TSW 13000 (13kW) Wind Turbine Datasheet - PDF, 1.7 MB
	Urban Green Energy 10kW Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Datasheet - PDF, 2 MB
	Urban Green Energy UGE-1K 2nd Generation VAWT Grid-Tie Datasheet - PDF, 655 KB
	Urban Green Energy UGE-4K 2nd Generation VAWT Grid-Tie Datasheet - PDF, 610 KB

Learn more about our renewable energy partners.

Helpful Links

• Wind Resource Maps for the U.S.
  
• Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE)