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BUSINESS
ASHEVILLE CITIZEN– TIMES • CITIZEN-TIMES.com
Solar savings
Energy from the sun can lead to cheaper utility bills
By Dale Neal
DNEAL@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM
Black Mountain — For busi-
nesses looking to improve their
bottom line, one solution comes
up every day with the sun.
“Once you have your system
built, you have free energy falling
from the sky,” explained Michael
Shore of Forward Looking
Sustainable Energy, a Black
Mountain company that special-
izes in solar hot water systems.
FLS Energy has just com-
pleted the design and installation
of one of the nation’s largest
solar hot-water systems for a
new hotel in Greensboro. The
Proximity Hotel boasts 100 solar
panels on its roof that will heat
about 5,000 gallons of water
daily, saving $14,000 annually in
utility bills.
Green destination
“Why pump oil from some-
where in Texas when the sun is
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SUNDAY
November 4, 2007
JOHN FLETCHER/ JFLETCHER@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM
From left, Dale Freudenberger, Hardy LeGwin and Michael Shore
of FLS Energy hold up a voltaic panel at the company’s
headquarters in Black Mountain.
allowed the Proximity to earn
Leadership in Energy and En-
vironmental Design Gold
rating from the U.S.
Green Building Council.
“We founded Forward
Looking Sustainable Energy to
enable businesses and families
to save money through clean
energy solutions,” said Hardy
LeGwin, company president.
“The Proximity is a perfect
example of how we can do
things in harmony with the
Earth and still meet human
needs for warmth, sanitation
The Proximity Hotel boasts one of the nation’s largest solar and comfort.”
hot water systems with 100 panels on the roof designed and FLS Energy is working
installed by FLS Energy of Black Mountain. closer to home with homeown-
here?” said Dennis Quaintance, to make the panels visible to ers, businesses and organiza-
the Proximity developer who showcase the building’s green tions in Western North Caro-
also is working on several other design. The New York Times lina to make solar hot-water
projects in Piedmont North recently cited the Proximity as a mainstream. The company has
Carolina. top destination for environmen- targeted hospitals, restaurants,
Quaintance first asked to tally conscious travelers. launderettes and dormitories as
have the system hidden on the The FLS energy system also clients likely to be eager for
hotel roof, but he then decided solar hot water.
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Our Goal: Tap the “Persian Gulf” of Rooftops

FLS Energy:
- Specializes in large scale solar
- Designs and installs both solar
photovoltaic (PV) and hot water
systems
- Southeast affiliate of SunPower, the
leading solar integrator in the world
- Provides energy and corporate
greening consulting services

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Technologies

Hot Water
Electric (PV)

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How Solar Works

Electric (PV)
Hot Water
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Hot Water Panels

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Comparison Shopping

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Small to Large Solar Hot Water

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Proximity, Greensboro

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Rooftop Design

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Hotel Collector Panel Layout

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Hotel Piping, Pumps and Tanks

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A Green Hotel Grows in Greensboro

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Small to Large Solar Electric

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Dedications, Media, & Press Events

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Solar Can Be Beautiful

 Dark Appearance (resemble

sky-lights)
 Flush mount
 Integrated with roof and
building design.

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Renewables Portfolio Standards

☼ NC: 12.5% by 2021

State RPS
State Goal

Solar water
heating eligible

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Benefits of Solar

Reduce Power Bills

Improve Energy Security
Reduce Pollution
Solve Global Warming

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Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come
-- Victor Hugo

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