The Smart Choice in Solar

“What Google liked most about

EI Solutions was that they weren’t
bound by a proprietary technology
or method. We felt they could be as
innovative and flexible as we are.
It was a good blend of cultures.”
Robyn
Robyn Beavers
Beavers
Corporate
Corporate Environmental
Environmental Programs
Programs
Google

Only one solar electricity solution matters.

Your solution.
E¡ Solutions knows that the value of solar energy lies in the details.
Your building, your local climate, and your site are all unique. So is the solution you
need to produce clean, cost-effective solar energy that repays your investment from
the day you start using it.

We don’t offer a one-size-fits-all choice. At E¡ Solutions, we design, engineer and build

comprehensive solar electric systems that start on the drawing board, maximize your
financial advantages, and provide clean, dependable electricity for the long term.

Our mission is the same for every customer: to deliver cost-effective, grid-competitive
solar electric power that is designed, financed and built for maximum value and
reliability.

Contact us at info@eispv.com or (800) 237-0916,

or visit our website at www.eispv.com

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The Value of Solar Energy
Here’s how the sun can work for you:
• Solar is a proven hedge against rising electricity and fuel costs: the cost of electricity generated by
solar installations is fixed for the life of the system.
• Solar is clean: it’s 100% emissions-free and 100% renewable, permitting you to reduce your share of
pollution caused by fossil-fuel powered generators.
• Solar delivers high reliability with low maintenance costs. Solar systems have a design lifetime of 30
years, and with no moving parts, routine maintenance is easy.

The Value of EI Solutions

E¡ Solutions offers integrated capabilities and proven experience to build your unique solar solution.
Our team has unusual breadth and depth in the industry, with demonstrated excellence in engineering,
design, workmanship, and construction management. We’ve applied those credentials to exceed the
expectations of our clients again and again.

Your specific needs, the details of your site, and the financial incentives available to you all factor into
our planning process. We put our integrity and know-how to work creating a customized solution for
you, with the optimal hardware for your setting, for the maximum return.

How We Build Customized Solutions

E¡ Solutions uses a seven-step process to take you from the drawing board to clean, reliable power.

Assess Design Engineer Source Finance Install Maintain

We assess. If solar isn’t right for you, we
say so. If it can be a cost-effective invest-
ment, our proposal outlines your project with
a budget, timeline, and projected energy
output. We handle all rebate paperwork to
start the process off smoothly.
We design placement and layout of the
hardware, addressing aesthetics, construc-
tion and engineering issues with you. Our
engineering audit here heads off problems
early in the process.
We engineer the specs of your solar
system, accounting for all the financial goals
and expectations you have. You get a
finished system design for your approval,
including a final installation price. We submit
the approved design for permitting.
We source for the best components to
optimize your system and deliver the solution
you want. Your site variables, local weather,
and location all factor in here. We fine-tune for
top performance year-round.
We finance your equipment, if that works for
you versus purchasing, for a rapid return and
energy savings that create a net positive
impact on your cash flow from day one.
We install after a thorough assessment and
audit of your site. Our veterans of the construc-
tion and solar power industries spot complica-
tions before they cause lost productivity.
We design a maintenance program for your
system for minimal problems and maximum
productivity. And we guarantee our work,
offering a 10-year warranty on the entire
system, and 25 years on the PV panels.
 Google Inc.
LOCATION: Mountain View, CA
SYSTEM SIZE: 1.6 MW
ENERGY OUTPUT: 2,611,719 kWh per year
SAVINGS: $393,000+ annually
At 1.6 megawatts, the largest solar power system
ever installed at a single corporate campus.

“At Google, we do things a bit differently.

We see a bit of ourselves in the way that EI
Solutions solves problems, thinks, and invents.”
ROBYN BEAVERS
CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS , GOOGLE INC .

Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District

LOCATION: San Rafael, CA
SYSTEM SIZE: 588 kW
ENERGY OUTPUT: 1,035,519 kWh per year
SAVINGS: $156,000 annually
Custom-designed solar array built on bay fill with an
innovative foundation.

“Smart engineering offset 92% of our power bill,

while respecting the wetlands environment
adjacent to our facility.”
MARK WILLIAMS , WATER DISTRICT MANAGER
LAS GALLINAS VALLEY SANITARY DISTRICT

Berlex Biosciences
LOCATION: Richmond, CA
SYSTEM SIZE: 69 kW
ENERGY OUTPUT: 94,512 kWh per year
SAVINGS: $13,834 annually
Fewest-components design to power heavy-duty
air-movement and refrigeration systems in “clean
rooms” for pharmaceutical research.

“Berlex wanted maximum reliability with

a low maintenance factor. EI Solutions’
fewest-components design gave us that.”
TERRY GRIMMER
HEAD OF ENVIRONMENT HEALTH AND SAFETY
BERLEX BIOSCIENCES

View more customer examples at our website: www.eispv.com

About Us
E¡ Solutions is one of California’s most experienced designers and builders of large-scale, grid-tied,
solar power systems. Our clean, reliable, cost-effective energy solutions empower leading
business, government and institutional clients to reduce their dependence on utility-provided
power, save money, and preserve the environment.

Founded in 2000, E¡ Solutions’ headquarters are in San Rafael, California. The company maintains
a sales office in Pasadena, California, the home of its parent company, Energy ¡nnovations.

The E¡ Solutions team brings together decades of collective expertise in the design and engineering
of solar power systems, project financing, construction project management, and installation.

Andrew Beebe, President, has directed the daily operations of E¡ Solutions since helping to found
Energy Innovations. Previously, Andrew was a Partner with Clean Edge, a leading clean tech
consulting firm helping companies, investors, and governments understand and profit from clean
technologies. He co-founded Bigstep, the small business services company and serves on the
Boards of Global Green and the Apollo Alliance.

Joe Benga, Executive Vice President of Projects, has nearly thirty years’ experience managing
commercial and industrial construction projects. He is a licensed general contractor in California,
Nevada and Oregon. He served as VP of Projects for a leading international solar energy company,
for which he installed a 10 MW plant in Europe.

Marco Garcia, Vice President of Sales, brings nearly a decade of experience in large-scale
photovoltaic (PV) system sales and international business development. He was Director of Sales
for the European subsidiary of a leading international solar energy company. He has developed
over 100 MW of solar projects in the U.S. and Europe.

Sara Hammes, Senior Director of Marketing, was previously Manager of Business-to-Business

Strategy for Southern California Edison, the leading utility in utilizing renewable energy. Her prior
experience also includes marketing and strategy positions in the high tech and interactive
industries.

Contact us today and let E¡ Solutions put the sun to work for you.

info@eispv.com | www.eispv.com | (800) 237-0916

130 W. Union Street, Pasadena, CA 91103
2173 Francisco Boulevard, Suite H, San Rafael, CA 94901

General and Electrical Contractor License – 851879 (CA)

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 CUSTOMER CASE STUDY

Google
Innovative Solar Energy Design from EI Solutions Powers the Googleplex
EI Solutions’ 1.6 megawatt solar campus saves the tech leader over $390K annually
and helps Google build a bright future.

SAVINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS

LOCATION: Mountain View, California

SYSTEM SIZE: 1.6 MW
ENERGY OUTPUT: 2,611,719 kWh per year
SAVINGS: $393,000+ annually
RESULTS: CO2 emissions reduced
by 3.6 million pounds per year,
(equivalent to 4.28 million
car miles/year)
MODULE TYPE: Sharp ND-208U1
NO. OF MODULES: 10,330 (rooftops and carports)
PITCH ANGLE: Varies by installation
COVERAGE: 200,000 square feet

“Google values the time our people
spend here on our campus,” says
Robyn Beavers, leader of Corporate
Environmental Programs for the
Internet’s leading automated search
technology company. “Our Googlers invest themselves heart
and soul, and it’s important to the company to make sure
they’re appreciated with a beautiful and appealing
environment. It’s not a traditional corporate campus. It’s more
of a home—healthy, clean, and attractive. We want the best
for our people. We look at clean solar energy as an amenity
that helps us meet that standard. So we’re very pleased with
the solar energy installation built for us by E¡ Solutions.”
Ten thousand people strong and still growing, Google’s
headquarters—the Googleplex—offered some daunting
construction challenges for a solar contractor. Johann
Niehaus, E¡ Solutions’ Director of Project Engineering, was
putting it mildly when he called it “an unusual project.” There
were installations on six existing buildings, some of which
were two decades old and needed re-roofing before the solar
construction, plus new construction of photovoltaic parking
canopies, all in a distributed layout. “We had to approach it
building-by-building,” Johann says, “accounting for different
roof types, various pitch angles, different orientations of the
buildings, and unique shading problems that all had to be
factored in to the design.”
No Injuries, No Interruptions
With their own rapid growth and
performance uppermost in mind,
Google asked E¡ Solutions to pass
another unusual test: meet the deadline
with no interruptions, and work on
Google’s round-the-clock schedule. Matt LeDucq,
E¡ Solutions’ on-site Construction Manager, remembers,
“The task was to design and install the entire project—7,830
modules and tens of thousands of feet of wire and rail, all
loaded onto the various roofs, plus 2,500 more on carports
in the parking lot—with minimal disturbance. We put together
a great team of subcontractors, and did about 30% of the
module installations on a graveyard shift to minimize the
disruptions to Google’s day-to-day work. And we had no
injuries. That’s always paramount for us. Google was very
attentive to communicating the project goals and status
internally so their people knew what was happening. It was
eleven months from the drawing board to going live, with no
significant problems.”

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Google
A New Angle on Solar Success
“I think we offered a fresh approach to the project that
meshed with Google’s needs and values,” Johann Niehaus
says. “Some companies specialize in a single method or
technology. We ask, what’s required to make solar work for
this client? We examine every option and design a solution
that fits the specific requirements, gets past the obstacles,
and suits the client’s needs.” Robyn Beavers concurs: “What
Google liked most about E¡ Solutions was that they weren’t
bound by a proprietary technology or method. We felt they
could be as innovative and flexible as we are. It was a good
blend of cultures.”
how proud they were that we were generating solar
electricity. Other companies are calling us to find out how we
did it, and to learn from our experience.”
“What Google liked most about EI Solutions was that
they weren’t bound by a proprietary technology or
method. We felt they could be as innovative and flexible
as we are. It was a good blend of cultures.”
ROBYN BEAVERS
HEAD OF CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS , GOOGLE

“Some companies specialize in a single method or E¡ Solutions

technology. We ask, what’s required to make it work?
We examine every option and design a solution that fits
the specific requirements, gets past the obstacles, and
suits the client’s needs.”
JOHANN NIEHAUS
DIRECTOR OF PROJECT ENGINEERING , EI SOLUTIONS
An Added Benefit to Solar
E¡ Solutions can help you get all the advantages of a
customized solar electricity solution. We match your goal
with our proven skills, experience, integrity and versatility to
ensure a no-hitches installation, the maximum and earliest
return on your investment, and reliability engineered to the
highest standard.
Our comprehensive planning and execution process begins
with a thorough assessment of your needs and potential.
Through design, engineering, sourcing, finance, installation
and maintenance, we tailor our efforts to suit the unique
requirements and opportunities of your site, your company or
institution. We can help you navigate the Federal, state and
municipal incentives processes; design a net cash flow that’s
positive from the first day; and source the best suppliers and
components to maximize the return you receive. Our aim is a
turnkey solution that delivers all the immediate and long-term
financial and environmental benefits of clean solar energy to
you, and exceeds your long-term aspirations.

Contact us today and let EI Solutions put the

sun to work for you.
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