Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity Net Zero Cottage
adding energy affordability to the paradigm
General Energy Use, Strategies and Systems
Energy Use:
Basic net-zero-capable approach, investing in the envelope and minimizing the mechanicals and energy use.
Energy Strategies:
Basic net-zero-capable approach, investing in the envelope and minimizing the mechanicals and energy use.
Zero Net Energy Definition Used
Site Energy Use
Monthly Energy Data and Utilities
Energy Data Type: Modeled
Electric Utility: Eversource
Gas Utility: None.
Other purchased Fuels: No.
Datasets and utility bills:
Attachment Size 
energy model output50.2 KB solar installer's estimate 13.07 KB
Datasets and utility bills sources and reliability: Utility meter (extremely reliable) and Omnisense circuit monitoring (highly reliable)
Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity Net Zero Cottage
Renewables and Energy Balance
Renewable Energy Sources: Renewable energy is generated within the building footprint (e.g. solar PV on the roof)
Renewable Energy System Description & Details
TrinaSolar TSM-PC05 / TSM-PA05 panels
Annual renewable energy generated
7,417 kWh
Annual Renewable Energy Generated Data Type
Estimated
Power Rating
Renewable Energy System Type(s)
Source of Annual Production Data
245Watts
Photovoltaics
Estimated/modeled by installer
Storage and Installed Capacity
Energy Storage type
None.
Energy Storage Capacity
adding energy affordability to the paradigm
General Energy Use, Strategies and Systems
Energy Use:
Basic net-zero-capable approach, investing in the envelope and minimizing the mechanicals and energy use.
Energy Strategies:
Basic net-zero-capable approach, investing in the envelope and minimizing the mechanicals and energy use.
| Zero Net Energy Definition Used | Site Energy Use |
|---|
Monthly Energy Data and Utilities
Energy Data Type:
Modeled
Electric Utility:
Eversource
Gas Utility:
None.
Other purchased Fuels:
No.
Datasets and utility bills:
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| energy model output | 50.2 KB |
| solar installer's estimate | 13.07 KB |
Datasets and utility bills sources and reliability:
Utility meter (extremely reliable) and Omnisense circuit monitoring (highly reliable)
Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity Net Zero Cottage
Renewables and Energy Balance
Renewable Energy Sources:
Renewable energy is generated within the building footprint (e.g. solar PV on the roof)
| Renewable Energy System Description & Details |
|---|
| TrinaSolar TSM-PC05 / TSM-PA05 panels |
| Annual renewable energy generated | 7,417 kWh |
|---|---|
| Annual Renewable Energy Generated Data Type | Estimated |
| Power Rating | Renewable Energy System Type(s) | Source of Annual Production Data |
|---|---|---|
| 245Watts | Photovoltaics | Estimated/modeled by installer |
Storage and Installed Capacity
| Energy Storage type |
None. |
|---|---|
| Energy Storage Capacity |