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.

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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:

1. 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
2. Open source sharing videos and tutorials for the building and setup process
3. 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.