North Coast Electric Company

We have been working on the installation and commissioning of the first Energy Transfer Merchant in Washington State. Last week, in the parking lot at our corporate support center in Seattle, we cut the ribbon and celebrated the completion of Phase 1 which includes a solar canopy and electric vehicle charging stations. It has been an interesting experience in many ways.

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North Coast Electric's Eugene Service Center recently held their Energy Solutions Kick-off event.  Everything from energy-saving lightbulbs to solar panels was on display. 

KEZI 9 put together a great news clip and article talking about the event:
http://kezi.com/greenspace/recycle/223337

 

North Coast Electric held a ribbon cutting event last week, unveiling Seattle's first ETM Solar Car Charging Station.  We had a good turnout, including King 5 news.  Check out the clip that aired on August 31st during the 5:30 news cast.

http://www.king5.com/news/Running-On-Solar-128849128.html

 

As preparations for Wednesday's big event get finalized, we wanted to take the time to proudly announce our honored guest speakers.  These individuals are at the forefront of Green technologies and we are excited that they will be here to share their knowledge and expertise.

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North Coast Electric Company demonstrates its commitment to sustainable business practices by leading the race to Seattle’s zero-carbon city goal by installing a solar powered electric car charging station at their corporate office in South Seattle. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be at noon on August 31, 2011.

The station’s canopy, manufactured by EV4, is not only designed to charge cars using power from the sun, it will also act as an ETM™, Energy Transfer Merchant, and store power using batteries. The system then makes the power available to the local public utility, Seattle City Light, by utilizing a smart grid module manufactured by GridMobility™ a Kirkland WA-based company. The EV4 canopy combined with GridMobility™ technology will allow North Coast Electric and its customers to charge their cars by using renewable energy.

“We take our commitment to the environment seriously”, says Mike Miller, President of North Coast Electric. “We're bringing new technologies to the market, be it electric vehicle charging, solar and wind renewable systems, or our vast array of lighting products designed to save substantial energy. Giving customers the ability to combine power generation with vehicle charging while being connected to the smart grid of Seattle is exciting. “

McKinstry, a nationally recognized energy services company headquartered in Seattle, performed the installation in record time. “I was surprised how fast McKinstry was able to install our solar canopy and charging system, start to finish. They did a great job working around all of our customer activity.” stated Mark Greene, Director of Business Development for North Coast Electric.

This blog entry comes from one of our local Rockwell Automation Solution Providers and North Coast Electric customer and partner; Systems Interface. Located in Bothell, Washington, Systems Interface has been in business for over 25 years, supplying automation solutions for a variety of complicated industrial and commercial applications. Read more

North Coast Electric has made the decision to enter the solar energy market. Experts predict that the U.S. will surpass Germany and become the largest market for solar installations in the world by 2011. Also, solar technologies have benefited from extensive research and development over the past two decades, bringing down the delivered price of solar electricity. Read more