July: Tile System Offsets Annual Electric Bill by 85%
Project of the Month: July 2008
Tile System Offsets Annual Electric Bill by 85% 
Bella Energy’s 7kW System Made of Building Integrated Solar Roofing Tiles.
Tile System Offsets Annual Electric Bill by 85%
Team Comments
Danny Hassan
Home Owner
Home Owner
“Our system will pay for itself in 10 years, after that is just gravy. If a person plans to live in their house for more than 10 years, this is the easiest financial decision they’ll ever make.”
John Shaw
Bella Energy Project Engineer, Sales
Bella Energy Project Engineer, Sales
“Instead of solar panels Danny Hassan chose to install solar tiles, an integrated roofing material that produces power and looks good on their roof. With Colorado’s Xcel Energy increasing electricity rates 38% this summer, knowing Danny, he is laughing all the way to the bank!”
Bella Energy’s 7kW System Made of Building Integrated Solar Roofing Tiles.
Bella Energy has installed unique solar roofing tiles on a Boulder family home. The big 7kW solar roofing tile system is a local example of the many building integrated solar equipment products increasingly making its way from the successful European solar industry.
“I was surprised by the breadth of solar products available,” said owner Danny Hassan. “We purchased Open Energy SolarSave roofing tiles instead of panels. They blend in beautifully with the roof.”
Skyrocketing energy costs motivated this Boulder family to find a long-term solution. Danny Hassan ran the numbers, calculated a 10 year payback period and said “The decision was a no-brainer. Plus, my wife and I wanted to set an example to our children how to live an environmentally consciousness life,” said Hassan. Based on 2007 usage, the Hassan family will offset roughly 85% of their electrical use.