Energy Efficiency and Sustainability: Open Source Energy Infrastructure Update
Energy efficiency and sustainability go hand in hand and we have spent extensive time exploring the various energy options available with the following criteria in mind:
1. Sustainability (effective, durable, ethical)
2. Duplicability (can be shipped globally, affordable)
3. Sufficient to provide the foundation we need to explore a diversity of other options for expansion and in support of our open source goals
After months of research, we are happy to announce that we have completed the details of our initial energy infrastructure plans that will supply the SEGO Center City Hub, Pod 1, and our aquaponics sustainable food infrastructure.
283 kWh Solar Array Cost Analysis
| Item | Description | Qty. | Unit Price | Ext. Amount |
| PV-based power system designed to deliver approximately 283 kWh/day under average December sun conditions at the One Community property | ||||
| 110-0053 | Suniva, 250W PV Module, TE F-M0 PV Wire, 46mm Clear Frame, 60 Cell Mono, 15A Fuse, 223.2W PTC, OPT250-60-4-100 *** Wire PV array as 32 series strings of 12 modules each. 2 strings per SB6000US inverter. *** ProSolar ground racking for 96 columns of 4 modules each detailed below. 1.5” steel pipe to be supplied locally. |
384 | 266.00 | 102,144.00 |
| 210-0600 | ProSolar, Support Rail, 3” Extra Deep support rail, 164”, Qty. 1, R-164XD |
192 | 35.03 | 6,725.76 |
| 240-0178 | ProSolar, U-Bolt Assembly, Clear, Qty. 1, A-UAS-1S |
384 | 6.22 | 2,388.48 |
| 211-0200 | ProSolar, End Cap, 3”, Clear Anodized, XDeep Channel, Qty. 1, A-EZECAPXD-1 |
384 | 1.62 | 622.08 |
| 260-0029 | ProSolar, End Clamp 1.810” (45.9mm-46.4mm), Clear, Qty. 1, C1810EC-1 |
390 | 2.01 | 783.90 |
| 260-0046 | ProSolar, Mid Clamp 2.50” (42mm-48mm), Clear, Qty. 1, C250IMC-1 |
580 | 2.01 | 1,165.80 |
| 590-0011 | Wiley Electronics, WEEB Grounding Lug with 1/4” mounting hardware, WEEB-LUG-6.7 |
195 | 4.34 | 846.30 |
| 590-0012 | Wiley Electronics, WEEB Grounding clip for ProSolar, WEEB-PMC |
490 | 0.80 | 392.00 |
| 550-0009 | Die Co, Cable Clips, Galvanized, Qty. 100, DCS-897-M565 Clip | 12 | 26.07 | 312.84 |
| 550-0036 | USE-2 Cable, 10AWG, 7-strand 600VDC, black, 3000’ spool, 10-7-3000-sgl |
1 | 875.64 | 875.64 |
| 550-0126 | TE Connectivity, SolarLok Plug with Machined Pin, 4.5-6mm OD,10AWG, USE-2, Female Negative (Blue), 6-1394462-4 |
50 | 2.04 | 102.00 |
| 550-0127 | TE Connectivity, SolarLok Plug with Machined Pin, 4.5-6mm OD,10AWG, USE-2, Male Neutral, 7-1394461-5 |
50 | 2.04 | 102.00 |
| 550-0363 | Rennsteig, Crimping Pliers, TE (TE Solarlok), with Dies & Locator, Solar AWG 14/12/10, R624 817 3 1 |
1 | 323.90 | 323.90 |
| 310-0393 | SMA, Sunny Boy 6000TLUS 1-Ph Grid Tied Inverter, 6000W, 208/240VAC, 60Hz, DC Discon, 6 Dual Fused Input Combiner, 1 MPPT, 10 Yr Warr, Ungrounded, Arc-Fault Protection, SB6000TLUS-12 |
16 | 2,796.07 | 44,737.12 |
| 570-0028 | SMA, Communication Card, RS-485 Module, SB RS 485-N | 16 | 104.50 | 1,672.00 |
| 500-0114 | SMA, Multicluster Box, 3-Ph for 12 x 120V, 60 Hz, SI5048U, add MC-PB, UL listed off-grid only, MCB-12U |
1 | 14,294.09 | 14,294.09 |
| 500-0116 | SMA, Multicluster Communications (Piggy-Back) Card, One for each SI Cluster Master, MC-PB |
4 | 230.20 | 920.80 |
| 311-0040 | SMA, Sunny Island 6048 battery inverter, 5750W, 120VAC, 60Hz, 56A Transfer, 48VDC, Sinewave, 100A Charger, 5 Yr Warranty, with BTS, SI6048-US-10 |
12 | 4,101.54 | 49,218.48 |
| 500-0020 | Outback, FlexWare 500 DC Enclosure with Ground & Pos Bus, 500A DC Shunt, FW-BBUS, for 1 to 2 Inverters, FW500-DC |
4 | 223.62 | 894.48 |
| 530-0026 | Midnite Solar, Circuit Breaker, Panel Mount, 175A, 125VDC, 1-Pole, 1.5” Wide, 3/8” Studs, MNEDC175 |
12 | 77.12 | 925.44 |
| 430-0023 | Cobra, Battery Cable, 2/0 AWG, Black, 600V, THW, by the foot, Code Approved, 2/0-X-FLEX-B |
100 | 5.21 | 521.00 |
| 440-0025 | Quick Cable, Magna Lug, 2/0 Straight Lug, 3/8”, Qty. 1, 6420-F |
24 | 2.93 | 70.32 |
| 440-0066 | Power Panel Component, Quick Cable Heat Shrink, 4-2/0AWG, Red, Qty. 1, UL Listed, 5614-001R |
12 | 1.00 | 12.00 |
| 440-0067 | Power Panel Component, Quick Cable Heat Shrink, 4-2/0AWG, Black, Qty. 1, UL Listed, 5613-051B |
12 | 1.00 | 12.00 |
| 430-0025 | Cobra, Battery Cable, 4/0 AWG, Black, 600V, THW, by the foot, Code Approved, 4/0-X-FLEX-B |
160 | 8.00 | 1,280.00 |
| 440-0026 | Quick Cable, Magna Lug, 4/0 Straight Lug, 3/8”, Qty, 1, 6440-F |
32 | 4.47 | 143.04 |
| 440-0083 | Quick Cable, Heat Shrink, 1/0-250MCM, Black, Qty. 1, UL Listed, 5615-051B |
16 | 1.19 | 19.04 |
| 440-0084 | Quick Cable, Heat Shrink, 1/0-250MCM, Red, Qty. 1, UL Listed, 5616-051R |
16 | 1.19 | 19.04 |
| 440-0178 | MK Battery, Unigy II, 4V, 2 Cell Module, 2424Ah @ 24hr, Interlock, 2AVR125-33 IL *** Sealed battery pack above to be configured w/ two 48v strings per cluster (there’s 4 clusters). Will deliver approx. 2.5 days of power use. Life expectancy is 15-20 years. |
96 | 2,166.31 | 207,965.76 |
| Subtotal | 439,439.31 |
| Estimated Shipping Cost | 10,987.23 |
| Tax Total | 37,357.62 |
| Total | 487,833.16 |
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ENERY INFRASTRUCTURE NEXT STEPS
Our next step will be establishing the necessary relationships to make ordering and building a system like this (as part of our self-sufficient and self-propagating teacher/demonstration communities, villages, and cities strategy) as easy as possible including:
- Establishing relationships with companies willing to A) offer discounts to consumers for new-business direct referrals through us and B) affordably drop-ship these orders anywhere in the world
- Open source sharing videos and tutorials for the building and setup process
- Streamlining the process as much as possible for people by expanding existing sustainability networks to create complete package ordering options wherever they don’t already exist
ADDITIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY DETAILS
For complete details on our energy infrastructure and open source sustainability plans including additional research and cost analysis visit our Energy Infrastructure Page.
