Port Townsend is the home of Power Trip Energy, and the community has a well-earned reputation as a hotbed of solar installations – we’ve installed more solar power systems in Port Townsend than just about anywhere else. Solar works well in PT; the North OIympic Peninsula averages approximately 3.5 hours of full sun per day. That is about 70% of the sun resources of southern California. This makes grid-tied solar installations very popular here. Power Trip Energy has installed many solar PV systems in Port Townsend over the years; here are a few of our latest projects:
Jack and Elizabeth’s uptown home has many small, sunny roofs. The Becker’s 3.3 KW 
solar array uses Sanyo 220 watt solar modules equipped with Enphase microinverters allowing each small roof to be used to its maximum solar potential.
6.72 KW ground mounted solar array composed of 28 Sharp 240 watt solar modules and a SMA 7000 watt inverter. Behind the solar array is the unique earth home owned by Richard and Carolyn.
5.64 KW grid tied solar array composed of 24 Sharp 235 watt all black modules feeding power to a Power One 6000 watt inverter.
The new Wattsun dual-axis tracker in front of the Power Trip Energy shop is equipped with 9 Silicon Energy 195 watt modules. This array and the existing 2.34 KW array over the front porch both feed power to a Silicon Energy 4.2 KW inverter.
Solar array of 26 Solar World 260 watt modules feed into a Sunnyboy 7000 watt inverter. This array produces 6.75 KW of power.
19 Solar World 260 watt modules feed into a Power One 5000 watt inverter.
These Solar World 250 watt modules feed into a SMA SB-6000 inverter. This array produces 7 KW of power.
This 16.72 KW community solar array is located at the Jefferson International Airport. The solar array consists of 88 Silicon Energy 190 watt modules and four 4.2 KW Silicon Energy inverters. The solar array feeds power to the airport’s navigational beacon, landing lights, and offsets power used by the Spruce Goose restaurant. The solar array is owned by local investors and is located on property leased from the Port of Port Townsend.
4.2 KW array composed of 20 Sanyo 210 watt solar modules and 20 Enphase microinverters. And yes, on a cloudy, wintery, northwest day a solar array still generates electricity
6.58 KW array composed of 28 Sharp 235 watt monocrystalline modules and a SMA Sunnyboy 7000 watt inverter, Bob and Fay’s historic home now receives much of its electricity from the sun.