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Another Redwood Security First! Redwood Security's own
state of the art alarm monitoring facility is the first and only
commercial building in Marin County that is solar powered! The solar
panels, which were installed in June of 2001 are capable of providing
over 3000 watts of power during daylight hours. At times, during low usage
of power in the office, the electrical meter actually rotates backwards,"banking
power" for nighttime use. Although the system is expected to pay
for itself within 5 years, the decision to install solar power stemmed
from the desire to provide a clean source of supplemental electricity
to power the central station. According to the U.S. Governments "Clean
Power Estimator," using this system instead of fossil fuel power,
eliminate 6,794 lbs. of Carbon Dioxide and 2 lbs. of Nitrous Oxide emissions
in the first year alone. Of course, even in California, the sun doesn't always shine, and for those times when power goes out, Redwood's industrial-rated generator automatically powers up. The generator runs on whatever source of fuel is available: natural gas, propane gas, or gasoline. Additionally, should the generator need servicing during an extended power outage, a bank of deep-cycle batteries will operate Redwood's central station for up to 8 hours. Redwood's central station facility can run indefinitely without P.G. & E. power. |
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