{"id":4489,"date":"2019-12-08T10:41:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T18:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westernsolarinc.com\/?p=4489"},"modified":"2022-06-14T07:54:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T14:54:59","slug":"mud-pond-koi-solar-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westernsolarinc.com\/mud-pond-koi-solar-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mud Pond Koi, Bellingham \u2013 13.8 kW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[spb_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first&#8221;] [spb_text_block title=&#8221;About Mud Pond Koi&#8221; pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;yes&#8221; pb_border_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westernsolarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mud-pond-koi-logo-400x93.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.westernsolarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mud-pond-koi-logo-400x93.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.westernsolarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mud-pond-koi-logo.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Mud Pond Koi owners Kevin and Mary Vermillion discovered their passion for water gardening and koi rearing after a downed tree on their property provided an opportunity to explore creating a pond. Whatcom County&#8217;s original pond store, they continue to be the area&#8217;s leading specialists in pond design, installation, and remodel, along with offering maintenance services and other pond care.<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block title=&#8221;Project Goals&#8221; pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;yes&#8221; pb_border_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]\n<p>To reduce carbon emissions and operate as a sustainable business while saving money on utilities and taking advantage of available tax credits, depreciation and incentives.<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block title=&#8221;Equipment&#8221; pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;yes&#8221; pb_border_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Modules:<\/strong> (46) Silfab Solar 300W<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inverters:<\/strong> (1) SolarEdge SE11,400<\/li>\n<li><strong>Additional:<\/strong> SolarEdge DC Optimizers for module-level monitoring and optimization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block title=&#8221;Design Considerations &amp; Challenges&#8221; pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;yes&#8221; pb_border_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4490 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westernsolarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mud-pond-koi-project-400x241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.westernsolarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mud-pond-koi-project-400x241.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.westernsolarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mud-pond-koi-project-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.westernsolarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mud-pond-koi-project.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>The customer had a limited amount of available roof space and a high energy bill. Standard commercial fire code setbacks would have drastically limited the available space for solar.<\/p>\n<p>Western Solar worked with the City of Bellingham Fire Marshall to determine appropriate fire code setbacks for the building that enabled access essential to our fire fighters while enabling the customer to offset as much of their electrical bill as possible.<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [spb_single_image image=&#8221;4491&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; frame=&#8221;noframe&#8221; intro_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; full_width=&#8221;no&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;no&#8221; link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first&#8221;] [spb_single_image image=&#8221;4503&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; frame=&#8221;noframe&#8221; intro_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; full_width=&#8221;no&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;no&#8221; link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_position=&#8221;last&#8221;] [\/spb_column] [spb_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_position=&#8221;last&#8221;] [boxed_content type=&#8221;whitestroke&#8221; pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sidebarForm&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Request a Solar Quote<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Note: Full form will display once initial two questions are answered. Please answer the question(s) below in order to complete an assessment request.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[gravityform id=&#8221;9&#8243; title=&#8221;false&#8221; description=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n[\/boxed_content] [recent_posts title=&#8221;Recent Projects&#8221; item_columns=&#8221;2&#8243; item_count=&#8221;2&#8243; category=&#8221;residential-case-studies&#8221; offset=&#8221;0&#8243; posts_order=&#8221;ASC&#8221; excerpt_length=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;] [\/spb_column]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[spb_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first&#8221;] [spb_text_block title=&#8221;About Mud Pond Koi&#8221; pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;yes&#8221; pb_border_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;] Mud Pond Koi owners Kevin and Mary Vermillion discovered their passion for water gardening and koi rearing after a downed tree on their property provided an opportunity to explore creating a pond. 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