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Transport
lines Energy generated by the installation
Distributes The energy generated by the installation
the electricity that is used in the building and the surplus is
is ready to be injected into the power grid
consumed Photovoltaic modules
Solar radiation strikes
the photovoltaic cells grouped
into modules that convert
the sunlight into electricity

Transformer
Converts the medium-voltage
electricity into low voltage Inverter
Converts direct
Electric meter Monitoring system current into alternating
current so that it can
The monitoring system collects data from
The electric meter records the be injected into
the inverter in order to control the operation
energy consumed in the home the grid
of the installation This information is
and the power injected into the
available online for our clients
power grid

HOW A BUSINESS SOLAR


PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATION WORKS

From the general From the


The electricity The alternating
transformer, the
generated by the current passes switchboard, the
The modules electrical current
modules goes through the general electrical current goes
convert the goes to the electrical
1 2 to the inverter, 3 switchboard that 4 to the transformer 5
sunlight into machinery in the
which converts the protects both the which converts the
electricity building, and to
direct current into home as well as voltage from low to the grid, if there
alternating current the power grid medium voltage is a surplus

The energy that the business may The monitoring system installed
A meter measures the
require at night, or during times with by SunEdison allows you to control
power from the grid
high power demands that cannot be the production of your installation at
that is also consumed
completely covered by the photovoltaic all times, in order to detect possible
by the electrical
6 7 installation will be supplied by the 8 malfunctions, so that you can act not
devices, and measures
power grid. The power grid can be seen only immediately, but also preventively,
the surplus produced
as a big battery that stores energy that ensuring optimum production of your
by the photovoltaic
is supplied when the installation cannot system at all times and maximum
installation
cover power demand savings on your electric bill

With a photovoltaic installation on the roof of your company’s building, you pay only for
the difference between the energy consumed and the energy produced by the installation.

A properly dimensioned installation ensures a significant reduction in your energy costs.


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SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE:SUNE), formerly MEMC


Electronic Materials, Inc., is a world leader in solar
photovoltaic and semiconductor technology,
and is also a major supplier of solar energy services,
with the goal of transforming people’s lives
through innovation.

We develop, finance, build, operate, and maintain


large-scale solar photovoltaic plants, commercial Kohl’s - US

rooftop systems, and residential installations.


The company offers the technological and financial
solutions that best adapt to local needs and simplify
solar energy production across the globe.

We operate in more than 25 countries


and manage more than 700 photovoltaic plants
with a total power output of more than 1 GW.
We also have 2.9 GW of pipeline projects
around the world.
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SunEdison has been operating in Latin America


since 2010, with offices in Mexico D.F. (Mexico),
Santiago (Chile), Sao Paulo and Recife (Brazil).

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