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Harina Kapoor Principal Engineer Electrical & Solar Contractor C10 & C46 harina@aikyum.com

Orange County Goes Solar Installations UCI Neighbors Install Solar Together

Orange County Goes Solar Installations UCI Neighbors Install Solar Together

San Diego Orange County Goes Solar Installations UCI Neighbors Install Solar Together

COVID-19 Pandemic Healthy and Safety Preparedness and Plan ● Site technicians wear PPE such as face masks and face shields ● Maintain social distancing ● Avoid contact (no handshakes) ● Disinfect trucks and equipment ● Avoid sharing paperwork or hand-held devices ● Drive in separate trucks ● Use DocuSign for signatures

OUR CUSTOMERS SAVED $5 MILLION since 2010 Annual Energy Costs

Future Drop in Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) Now is the Time to Go Solar!! In order to claim 26% ITC on 2020 tax returns, your system has to be installed before 12/31/2020.

What is Payback Period? With 26% ITC, Payback in 5 to 6 years ENJOY SAVINGS!!! “I told them here’s the idea. Neglecting the time value of money- we invested $17k gross, or $12k net of a federal tax credit. We essentially “pre-paid” our electric bill. In 6 years, given our average annual expenditure, we will recover our $12k. After that, the panels with a 25 year warranty will be returning ‘money for nothing’.”

• Solaredge systems have a central inverter with power optimizers on every panel • Enphase systems consist of microinverters on every panel with no central inverter

Solaredge Advantages Disadvantages 99% efficiency Single Point of Failure Optimized for larger systems Have to plan ahead of time for future (more panels per circuit breaker) system expansion Slightly better labor warranty Minimum 8 panels per system • 5 years for Inverter • 12 years for power optimizers Enphase Advantages Disadvantages Extremely modular for future system 97% efficiency expansion No Single Point of Failure Labor warranty only for 2 years No requirement of minimum number of panels

How do we design an optimal system for your home Email us at solar@aikyum.com a. SCE 12 month energy usage (kWh) b. Most recent SCE Bill c. Age of Roof d. Plan to increase energy usage

AC Unit ENERGY Consumption A typical AC unit operates at approximately 3 to 5 kWh when in use. If the AC unit is in use for 4 hours in one day, this means it will use around 12 to 20 kWh per day. *kWh unit of energy.

EV Car ENERGY Usage For every 10,000 miles you drive your EV, you need approximately 3,000 kWh to charge it, which requires about 5-6 more solar panels on your roof.

Total Usage Example Past 12 month usage: 5,000 kWh per year Future EV usage: Add 3,000 kWh (10,000 miles driven each year) Total System size: 8,000 kWh per year (New homes: we estimate system size based on usage in previous home)

System Over Production Reimbursement SCE PAYS back at a low rate of ~ $0.03 per kWH Best to install a personalized system that fits your needs!

EXTRA Solar Panel Installation for EV Original Installation July 2018 Designed for Future Expansion

HIGH QUALITY Inverters Solaredge Enphase Central Inverter (installed on the roof underneath each solar panel) (installed in the garage or next to electric panel) Power Optimizers (installed on the roof underneath each solar panel)

FREE 240V EV Outlet OFFER!!! Free installation of the EV outlet if installed behind the Main Service Panel (MSP). Regular cost is $300. Main Service Panel located directly behind this wall EV Outlet

Main Service Panel Upgrade 225 Amp Upgrade Cost: $1,800 Net cost after 26% Income Tax Credit: $1,332 (Includes professional lath and stucco) If expensive, there is an alternate option… SCE will install a General Meter Adapter (GMA) : $500 (not recommended if you plan on purchasing an electric car in the near future)

Default Time Of Use (TOU): www.sce.com/nem TOU-D-4-9PM TOU-D-PRIME

Time Of Use (TOU) for the Early Birds

Solar Batteries (LG Chem OR Enphase Encharge) ● Grid Power Outage (4 critical load circuits) ● Time Of Use (TOU) – power house during peak expensive hours

HOA Approval and Permits ● 100% Success – HOA Approvals ● Obtain all Construction Permits ● Order all Renewable Equipment ● Complete Peace of Mind

Our EXPERT Installation Process within 4 to 6 weeks!

BEST VALUE Solar Panels ★ Brand name Efficiency Panel LG Electronics 350W – 20.3% Efficiency ★ Value Panel with Good Efficiency REC Group 320W – 19.3% Efficiency Both companies make 370W and 375W panels REC Alpha (370W) won Intersolar 2020 Award

OC Goes Solar 2020 Program Pricing Solar Panel Brands Inverter 2.5 – 3 kW 3.01 – 6 kW > 6kW Brand Price Price Price ($ /watt) ($ /watt) ($ /watt) LG Electronics 350W Enphase/ $3.05 $2.85 $2.75 Solaredge Efficiency: 20.3% Degradation after 25 years: 9.92% REC Group 370W Enphase/ $2.95 $2.75 $2.65 Efficiency: 21.2% Solaredge Degradation after 25 years: 8% REC Group 320W Enphase/ $2.75 $2.50 $2.35 Solaredge Efficiency: 19.2% Degradation after 25 years: 14% Panasonic 340W Enphase/ $3.10 $2.90 $2.80 Solaredge Efficiency: 20.3% Degradation after 25 years: 9.24%

OC Goes Solar 2020 Program Pricing Solar Panel Brands Inverter 2.5 – 3 kW 3.01 – 6 kW > 6kW Brand Price Price Price ($ /watt) ($ /watt) ($ /watt) LG Electronics 350W Enphase/ $3.05 $2.85 $2.75 Solaredge Efficiency: 20.3% Degradation after 25 years: 9.92% REC Group 320W Enphase/ $2.75 $2.50 $2.35 Efficiency: 19.2% Solaredge Degradation after 25 years: 14%

OC Goes Solar Examples Solar Loan Recommended Average $ Down Gross Price Price Price Term Escalator System Size Annual (-30% ITC) ($/month) (yrs) Generation Electric Bill $100 4.2 kW ~6,200 kWh 26% ~$11,970 ~$8,858 ~$82* 12 0 LG 350W Electric Bill $100 4.16 kW ~6,150 kWh 26% ~$10,400 ~$7,696 ~$72* 12 0 REC 320W *$325 one-time processing fees for Clean Energy Credit Union

Warranty ● 25-year Roof (We examine roof paper condition before signing contract) ● 25-year Labor & Installation from Aikyum ● 25-year Performance & Product Warranty from Panel Manufacturer (LG Electronics, Panasonics and REC Group) ● 25-year Inverter Warranty from Enphase and Solaredge power optimizers ● Free 25-year Extended Warranty on Solaredge Central Inverter

Monitoring and Maintenance Solar is maintenance free FREE Production Monitoring Consumption Monitoring SolarEdge: $500 Enphase: $150

Monitoring the system at the individual panel level!

Bonded & Insured 1. Liability Insurance Up to 1,000,000 per occurrence and 3,000,000 general aggregate coverage 2. Workers’ Compensation Up to 1,000,000 per occurrence

Q & A Harina Kapoor Principal Engineer Electrical & Solar Contractor harina@aikyum.com