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Grant: RFA #RE-AG 1-2010 <br />SECO - Distributed Energy Technology Stimulus Grant Program <br />Funder: Texas Comptroller/State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) <br />Due Date: October 30, 2009 <br />Purpose: To increase the amount of installed renewable energy in Texas, assist in <br />meeting year 2025 plan, and advance the market of renewable <br />technologies. <br />Total Funds: $30,000,000 (statewide) <br />Max Grant: $2,000,000 per applicant <br />Match: 20 percent of total <br />Conditions: 1. Electricity produced must connect to the local grid or used on site. <br />2. Project must be started by Dec. 4th or reasonably soon thereafter <br />Summary of City of San Marcos Project: <br />The project objectives and goals include the: <br />Creation of new distributed renewable electrical generation by installing solar <br />photovoltaic panels on the roof, <br />Reduction of building envelope thermal heat loads by installing a new high reflectance <br />roof, and <br />Educate the public and encourage interest in renewable technologies by providing a <br />public demonstration of a successful project incorporating energy consumption reduction <br />measures and new renewable energy production. <br />The building has an unobstructed flat roof, no shading obstacles such as trees or <br />structures, with a large amount of usable square footage approximating 25,000 square <br />feet for installation of the photovoltaic panels. The building is sited so the photovoltaic <br />panels can be mounted with a clear southern exposure angled for optimum performance. <br />Applying a conservative 80% the 25,000 square feet of usable roof space for coverage by <br />photovoltaic panels provides roughly 20,000 square feet. At 1kW per 100 square feet the <br />building roof area can provide 200kW of renewable energy generation. <br />The expected results will be a: <br />Production of 200kW of photovoltaic electrical power, and <br />Reduction in roof heat load resulting in lower air-conditioning cooling energy and costs. <br />Risk Management <br />The potential risks associated with the project have been evaluated to be fairly minimal. <br />Technical resources for design include electrical engineering of the photovoltaic systems, <br />structural evaluation of the existing roof and the photovoltaic panel structural framing, <br />and specification of the new roof have been identified. The engineering firm has <br />previous experience working with cities and state agencies performing multidisciplinary <br />energy and building projects requiring detailed coordination. The City will procure these