All clients want to cut energy costs. The best way to do that, though, is not one-size fits all. The solution is usually a combination of energy efficiency, operational changes, and
distributed generation (solar, fuel cells, co-gen, biomass). Our
team is expert in all facets of that energy analysis, working to find the best fit solution for your unique facility.
HelioPower's team includes Certified Energy Managers, licensed Professional Engineers, master Energy Economic analysts, accomplished Software Developers, Accountants, Electricians, Project Managers, and an in-house construction team responsible for building over 3,600 energy systems. Together, we guide clients through the lifecycle of an energy project – from the idea stage, to implementation, all the way to long term maintenance. We call this our Integrated Energy Service.
1. Energy Consulting
2. Project Management & Engineering
3. Solar Installation & Distributed Generation
4. PredictEnergy Monitoring & Analytics
5. Long Term Maintenance & Support
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Energy Consulting 1
Services Include: Three Groups Make Up One Team
Energy Audits HelioPower's Energy Consulting team is comprised of three Energy Efficiency Plans practice groups, which are:
Economic Modeling/Feasibility Studies
System Design & Engineering
Rate/Tariff Analysis
Energy Procurement/Hedging Strategies
Measurement & Verification
Ongoing Energy Management with
PredictEnergy
HelioPower's mission is to reduce energy expenses by leveraging the full
spectrum of energy solutions available to each client.
Project Highlight Team Highlight
Energy Audit – Amoretti Food Manufacturer Mike Murray – Certified Energy Manager
Amoretti’s southern California HelioPower’s LEED-certified Energy facility suffered from energy Efficiency and Analytics consultant Mike
consumption increasing at Murray developed his analytic skills at 60% per year. Our Energy Lockheed’s “Skunk Works” division.
Audit revealed their facility Currently, Mike leads HelioPower’s
energy usage baseline was 15% for office lighting, 55% process consulting, analytics, demand-side management warehouse operations, and 30% for refrigeration. Next, we projects. He holds CEM, CDSM and LEED certifications as
engineered lighting and refrigeration upgrades that yielded: well as a BS in Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. $8,600/year savings via lighting, and $54,000/year via
refrigeration and HVAC. Finally, our feasibility study found demand response programs and distributed generation were viable but medium-term options.
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Project Management & Engineering 2
Once you decide to undertake an energy project, HelioPower can manage the process of making it happen. We offer
traditional project management services, such as RFP writing and bid management. We also engineer systems to hand off for competitive bidding.
Design & Engineering Plan Design Implement Manage (PDIM)
PDIM is a comprehensive project management HelioPower will design projects from concept through methodology that guides a project from inception completion , or perform any discreet phase as needed.
through completion. HelioPower employs PDIM on
all our projects to ensure they exceed expectations. Services include: Construction Management. Plan Design
Electrical, Civil, and Structural Engineering. Initial Design & Spec System Specs
Draft RFP Economic models Technology Evaluation and Selection. Bid Management Plan sets Site Evaluation. Contract review Building permits
High Voltage Construction. Incentives Review
Permitting and Interconnection. Implement Manage Logistics Commissioning Quality Assurance and Control. Construction Acceptance metrics Full Project Documentation and Commissioning. Saftey plans Customer training
Updates and reviews Warranty
Project Highlight Team Highlight
San Francisco Water Quality Control Plant Mo Rousso – Founder of HelioPower
South San Francisco HelioPower founder Mo Rousso WQCP turned to our is a seasoned utility engineer,
with 30 years experience with engineers to design the Solar PV Plant specs for clients including SDG&E,
their RFP release. We also LADWP, and the Santa
conducted a feasibility analysis of existing facilities, Clara Valley Water District. Since founding HelioPower financial sensitivity analysis (ROI, IRR, NPV) and in 2001, Mo has guided our firm's growth into one of the
developed the implementation plan. The 144kW (DC) largest and best respected renewable energy solution designed photovoltaic system uses 576 polycrystalline 250 providers in the country. Mo holds a Master of Business
Administration with an emphasis in Finance and a watt modules to offset approximately 216,000 kWh of electricity consumed on-site. Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona.
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Solar Install & Distributed Generation 3
Top Tier Solar Installer Beyond Solar
HelioPower is a premier turn-key energy service provider Solar is not always the best choice for a customer. Facility and a top 10 Solar Installer in California. energy load patterns often point to solutions such as fuel cells, combined-heat and power, or biomass. Reliability Of A Leader
HelioPower has installed over 3,600 distributed generation Combined-Heat & Power systems since 2001. Our size and success allows us to secure rock-bottom pricing from top-tier manufacturers world-wide. HelioPower can roll trucks to any location in Fuel Cells California, Northern or Southern Nevada, and Western Arizona. Biomass Quality With A Track Record
We back every installation with a 10 year warranty, and Battery Storage our key components carry manufacturer warranties of 25 years. Our installers are certified by the North American HelioPower can design, engineer, and construct each of Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP). these energy solutions on a turn-key basis.
Project Highlight Team Highlight
Biomass Plant Design & Project Management Rob Hymes – Development Engineer
HelioPower leverages its Robert Hymes is an experienced engineering foundation to system designer and manager of create the optimal on-site California commercial scale solar PV power solution. For this project installations. With over 11 biomass project in years experience, he has connected Merced, California, HelioPower’s electrical engineering over 7 MegaWatts of photovoltaic power plants, including and procurement expertise were especially critical to the projects for Bolinas Wastewater Treatment and the project success. Along with HelioPower’s biomass Sonoma County Water Association. Rob also has partner, Phoenix Energy, not only does this biomass extensive experience designing solar tracking systems for project produce low cost electricity, but the bi-product of utilities and municipalities. the gasification process produces biochar – a valuable and marketable resource.
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PredictEnergy Monitoring & Analytics 4
"Big Data” comes to the Energy World Real-time Energy Analytics, at your fingertips.
PredictEnergy™ is an online platform providing predictive The PredictEnergy™ dashboard can be configured to pull energy decision analytics for facilities that make, move, or reports from minutes to years, as seen in the daily demand store goods. It combines a facility monitoring system with (kW) charts below. an analytical engine. The monitoring collects a myriad of data points from the facility that feed back into the
PredictEnergy software. The software determines the real- time cost of energy per unit in the facility or across multiple facilities. PredictEnergy's decision analytics help identify process changes that reduce the cost of energy as COGS (cost-of-goods-sold) for our clients.
What can PredictEnergy™ do for you?
Manage energy costs against unit production.
Manage energy demand costs.
Enable cost audits to drive down process costs.
Optimize your distributed generation and energy efficiency programs.
Project Highlight Team Highlight
Safeway Distribution with PredictEnergy TR Bietsch – Director of PredictEnergy
SafeWay distribution centers TR Bietsch is the Managing Director of use PredictEnergy to gain the PredictEnergy™ product suite. TR visibility on energy cost per brings extensive experience in utility unit handled. Empowered power production, energy management, with the right information, Safeway has been able to save and process control technologies to the 7-10% per year on their electricity costs. team. TR served as a Nuclear Operator in the United States Navy Submarine Service engaged in deterrent and special “PredictEnergy™ is the key to evaluating, ops patrols. He completed his education in the U.S. Navy analyzing and verifying of our energy program PACE Program through the University of Michigan Program goals.” in Engineering Technology. - Rick Lawton, Corporate Operations Engineering Manager; Safeway, Inc.
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Long Term Maintenance & Support 5
Solar Operations and Maintenance Reliable and Local Support
HelioPower provides Operations and Maintenance ("O&M") Our O&M services span all of California. HelioPower has 4 services to over 1,200 solar power systems in California. We offices in Northern and Southern California, enabling our maintain everything from small residential system to large trucks to deploy quickly anywhere in the state. commercial generators.
1,200+ solar systems under HelioPower O&M
Project Highlight Team Highlight
Chevron Energy Solutions Solar Maintenance Seth Cooper –O&M Manager
HelioPower is the preferred As manager of O&M Services, Seth Operations & Maintenance Cooper is responsible for ensuring that service provider for Chevron our client's systems maintain optimum Energy Solutions' solar systems performance company around the clock under a multi-year service anywhere in the state. Seth has contract. Our crews maintain over 10 Megawatts of solar over 15 years of industry experience. power projects for Chevron . In total, these projects Seth maintains the following certifications: contain 44,994 photovoltaic modules, producing over NABCEP certification 2009 15,200,000 kWh of solar power each year. SunPower Advanced Installation Certification SunPower Advanced Design Certification OSHA 30 Certification
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HelioPower is a 100+ person team of seasoned experts with deep expertise across the energy value chain. Instead of putting you in a pre-defined box, we'll work collaboratively with you to deliver the precise expertise needed by your team. The size and strength of HelioPower's team allows us to be flexible, pulling in different experts as the energy project evolves.
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