B. Sample format for
Statement of Performance -- all system types: To be
signed by purchaser and seller at time of sale and
supplied to purchaser as part of Statement of
Certification package. Sample only -- subject to change
without notice.
Statement of General
Performance
To: Solar (type of
system) owner at (address)
From: (selling company)
Date: (date of sale)
RE: Solar (type of
system) certification requirements
Your solar (type of
system) has been custom designed and installed for you
needs.
There are many
variables affecting the performance of your solar (type of
system) including, but not limited to, general weather
patterns, specific site conditions, energy use patterns
and other conditions not subject to the control of the
system designer(s) and/or installer(s).
However, without
stating or implying a guarantee of performance, this
system is expected to provide approximately (xx)% to (yy)%
of the total annual (water heating, swimming pool heating,
spa heating, electric lighting/appliance. lighting, space
heating/cooling, etc.) energy requirements of your
application under typical conditions.
(Add a paragraph to
describe more specifically what the purchaser can or
cannot expect. For example, for pools, it will be
necessary to state that the pool temperature generally
will not be adequate for comfortable swimming all year,
especially from say, November to March, or whatever the
system was not not sized for. Another example will be if
collector shading will adversely affect system performance
during any part of the year. If the system cannot be
installed reasonably close to the test parameters -- tilt,
orientation, etc. -- the purchaser must be informed. For
example, if the collector is to be installed as a flush
roof mount resulting in significantly less-than-tested
tilt, or if the system, must be oriented east/west, the
purchaser must be informed here. For PV systems, a brief
explanation of peak watts is useful so the purchaser
understands that the module will supply peak watts only
under ideal conditions.)
Seller: I hereby
declare that I am an authorized representative of (selling
company) and further declare that all of the above
statements are true and correct:
(Print name)
(signature, date)
(company name)
Purchaser: I have read
and understand the contents of this Statement of
Performance. I further understand that this statement
provides a general understanding of what I can expect from
the solar system and I understand this is not a guarantee,
implied or otherwise, of performance.