• Tali Adini - Anchor Run Farm CSA
• Mary & Roger Allen
• Dennis and Judith Asselin
• Andrew Beecham
• Michael Bullard & Victoria Laubach
• Steve Bunville
• Jay Butera
• Camphill Village Kimberton Hills
• Kevin Castellan
• Ron Celentano
• Fred Clime
• John Colarusso
• Jeff Corcoran
• Richard Currie
• Bill DeMarco
• Patrick & Patricia Donoghue
• Robert Dougherty
• Margaretta Fulton
• William Gardiner
• John Geewax
• Margaret Goodman &
  Jack Nechamkin
• Green Valleys Association at Welkinweir
• Dale Hendricks
• Stuart Johnson
• Christopher Jones
• Matthew Kruvcuk

• John & Cynthia Long
• Margaret Malagon
• Lynn McConville
• Rudy Mediavilla
• Lee & Kathy McIlvaine
• Rudy Mediavilla
• Richard Newberg
• Larry O'Donnell
• Steve Oliver
• Jacklyn  O'Neill
• Kathryn O'Neil-Capps
• Howard Peters
• Vincent Pulli
• Jeff Ranalli
• Susan & Reid
  Rowlands
• Andy Rudin
• Bob Salerni
• Jay Sand
• Martin & Anne
  Sheehan
• Ellen Sherk
• David Stahl
• Bill Stratton
• Frank Szabo
• Eliza Walbridge
• Alice and John Weygandt -
  Stargazers Vineyard
• Paula Kline &
  Alan Wright

Andy Rudin was the first member of The Energy Cooperative's Solar Buyback Program.  Announced in our Press Release on June 5, 2002, Rudin's solar home and The Energy Cooperative's Buyback Program,  also generated both local and national attention.

Andy Rudin's system is unique in that it has been up and operational since 1998, making him a real pioneer for Solar Energy in the Philadelphia area. 

His system particulars include a Grid-tied 2.7 kW PV array on his south-facing roof, and thirty-six 75 watt panels made by British Petroleum. 

Joyce Chin and Andy Rudin, Mel-
rose Park, PA.

He generates approximately

2800 kWh per year.  If you want

 to know all the technical details

 of Andy's system- He is

profiled by Philadelphia Million

Solar Roofs-

 Solar Case Study #3.

Steve Bunville joined The Energy Cooperative in September 2002.  Using grant money from the Sustainable Development Fund  Steve added a 1500 watt solar tracking array to his already existing 1548 watt roof-mounted array after discovering the Solar Buyback Program.  In contrast to a  static roof-mounted array, the solar Tracking Array contains technology that senses the position of the sun and positions the array to point towards it throughout the day.  On a sunny day the array may move as much as every 5 minutes.  On a cloudy day it may position itself in a table-top position directly facing the overhead clouds.  Overall, about 30% more power is generated from a tracking array than a static roof-mounted array.
 

S. Bunville's roof mounted array
 

S. Bunville's tracking array
 

In total capacity Steve Bunville's

 system is 3.0  kW, and

generates approximately 3000

kWh per year.  Find out about

 every aspect of  Steve's system

 by visiting him online:

Solar Electric Home.

Ellen Sherk joined The Energy Cooperative's Solar Buyback Program in August 2002.  Her system, installed
on a 4 bedroom home in Ft. Washington, PA,  is 3kW in capacity and generates approximately 2236 kWh per year.  She  expects to offset her annual electricity bill by about 20%.

In October, 2002, Ellen was recognized at  Penn Future's annual Green Power Awards with a Green Solar Buyer Award.  Ellen Sherk  is proud to be one of the Delaware Valley's solar pioneers, and says that her decision to go solar originated from a strong sense that it was "...time to do something right for the environment." 

Ellen Sherk with her panels

Ellen is definitely doing right for
 the environment now-  and we
hope her example will inspire
many others.

If you're interested in the
technical details of Ellen's solar
home, she is  Case Study #1 on
 the Philadelphia Million

 Solar Roofs site.

One of our newest members, Steve Oliver, has just finished  building a new home  in West Conshohocken, PA which has numerous green features including an air exchange system, whole house fan, instant hot water, bamboo and porcelain tile flooring and a water harvesting system. Pictured on the right, the home also has passive and active solar panels which are producing 3.8 KW of Solar.

Steve Oliver's new home showcases
many sustainable features

              The Donoghue home (top)

     Patrick, Cahal and Patricia Donoghue  

        "There is nothing like the thrill of

       seeing your PECO meter

       spin backwards!"

                       --Patricia Donoghue

 Reid and Susan Rowlands from Landenberg, PA joined the Energy Co-op December, 2003.  They sell back solar produced by a  5kw system consisting of 48 panels from Astro Power, installed by CMI Electric. The panels sit atop an 11,000 square foot  barn that is being converted to a residence with as much energy efficiency as possible.

        Rowlands' PV array atop their 

               renovated barn 

There will be a solar hot water

system to supply 100% of domestic

 water and some of the demand for

 the radiant heat water supply.

Larry's 4080-watt array.

          The Gardiner's 4.2 KW array.

"I am looking forward to seeing how                                 much electricity we can produce in                                    the summer!"                                                                                              --William Gardiner