This slide show features a variety of solar systems installed recently in California, and the yearly output and the estimated carbon reduction as a result of each system. Photos are courtesy of solar provider SolarCity.
This comp shingle roof system (6.80kW DC) in Woodside, Calif., produces an estimated annual output of 9,679.8 kWh and an estimated annual CO2 reduction of 7,792.24 lbs.
This ground mount solar system in Stanford, Calif., has an estimated annual output of 17,509.05 kWh, resulting in estimated annual CO2 reduction of 14,094.79 lbs.
This "wood shake" solar system in Portola Valley, Calif., has an estimated annual output of 7,117.5 kWh and an estimated annual CO2 reduction of 5,729.59 lbs.
At Huntington Beach, Calif., this comp shingle roof system is 6.08 kW DC, with an estimated annual output of 8,654.88 kWh and an estimated annual CO2 reduction of 6,967.18 lbs.
This solar array, mounted on a flat tile roof in Rocklin, Calif., provides an estimated annual output of 10,505.43 kWh with an estimated annual CO2 reduction of 8,456.87 lbs. The system size is 7.38 kW DC.