RESIDENTIAL
While a majority of our installations are standard roof mounts, we can certainly get creative to meet our customers' needs. Both of these installations came about because the roof of the homes were not ideal locations for the solar array. Obviously, we can't easily mount solar panels on a geodesic dome, so we installed a 10.44 kW system on this customer's garage utilizing REC modules and a SolarEdge inverter and optimizers. The 6.825 kW ground mount was chosen because the customer's roof was small and shaded. Using Panasonic modules and SolarEdge inverter and optimizers, this ground mount by a pond is the illustration of tranquility.
COMMERCIAL
There are numerous incentives available to businesses that make solar an even more attractive option. The ground mount utilizes 180 modules, totaling 58.5 kW, and offsets about one third of the total electricity used by a farm in Birdseye, IN. The roof mounted array pictured above is on St. John The Apostle Catholic Church in Ellettsville, IN. Utilizing 324 modules for 111.78 kW, it was the largest solar system on a church in the state when it was installed.
BATTERY-BASED SYSTEM
For those concerned about power outages and grid independence, we have installed numerous battery-based systems throughout the region. These were large residential systems at 17.55 kW and 15.08 kW. The customer chose to pair their systems with LG Chem lithium ion batteries. Both of these customers can easily expand their systems to four batteries if more storage is wanted in the future. In 2020, Whole Sun Designs Inc. became a Tesla Powerwall Certified Installer and looks forward to staying at the forefront of a rapidly growing field.
GROUP BUY
Whole Sun Designs has a long history of piloting and working with group buy programs in Southern Indiana. Group buy programs group customer purchases together in order to take advantage of economies of scale for residential solar. We started with a group buy program in Paoli in 2015. We were then chosen as the installation partner for the Bloomington Neighborhood Solar Initiative in 2016, which became the Solarize Bloomington Initiative and then the Solarize Indiana Initiative. Whole Sun Designs was the primary installer for the Solarize Bloomington Initiative in '17, '18, and '19. We have also worked with Indiana Solar For All to develop and run a program to help low income homeowners realize their solar dreams.
To see a comprehensive list of all our projects, you can search the database at Southern Indiana Renewable Energy Network
