Performance & Asset Management from Panel-to-Grid

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Commercial PV: Solar Performance and Asset Management

Drakers innovative technologies create industry-leading solutions for maximizing the efciency and protability of solar PV systems.
Founded in 1999, Draker is the global leader in performance and asset management of solar PV systems. Drakers panel-to-grid (P2G) monitoring, control and optimization hardware, Intelligent Array software and eld and project service solutions are relied upon by a customer base that includes major global solar power plant developers, owners, and operators. Drakers P2G solutions improve solar PV system performance by: A  ctively increasing PV yield with our Clarity DC performance management system providing advanced O&M decision support  Reducing downtime and O&M costs through Directed Dispatch of maintenance crews to the exact location of required repairs  Optimizing O&M resource allocation with portfolio-level comparative intelligence and ROI-based maintenance prioritization  Providing panel-to-grid control solutions for seamless integration and compliance with safety and grid operators regulations To date, Drakers P2G solutions have been deployed at over 800 solar PV sites with more than 700MW under management.

CONTENTS
Why Partner with Draker?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Customer Testimonials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Panel-to-Grid Solutions Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PV Measure Solution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 PV Monitor Solution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 PV Manage Solution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 ClarityTM DC Performance Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ClarityTM DC Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Optional Software Add-ons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Optional Service Add-ons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Commercial PV: Solar Performance and Asset Management

WhY pARTNER WITh dRAKER AS YOUR SOLAR pERFORMANCE MANAgEMENT pROVIdER?

A proven track record of successful projects
Draker is the oldest and largest independent solar monitoring and asset management solution provider in the United States. With over a decade of experience and hundreds of successful projects, we draw upon extensive skill and expertise to make sure your project is completed on time and on budget.

Innovative technology that saves you time and money

Drakers innovative technology can reduce cost and increase work efciency throughout your projects lifecycle. From pre-construction resource assessments and bankability reporting that reduce your nancing costs, on through cost-effective out of the box wireless DC data acquisition systems, selective DC optimization, and time-saving Directed Dispatch O&M resource deployment, Drakers innovative solutions improve your projects performance and protability.

Scalable and congurable turnkey solutions

Every PV project has unique requirements. Thats why we design our turnkey panel-to-grid (P2G) solutions to be readily congurable to suit projects of different sizes and varying data needs. Building upon the industrys broadest line of monitoring, optimization and control hardware, we offer three Intelligent Array software bundles and a wide range of optional software features and services to meet your projects needs and budget.

Collaboration & exceptional customer support

Draker is committed to your success. When you choose Draker, youll work with our in-house team of engineers and technicians throughout the design and installation of your P2G solution. We are dedicated to giving you the highest level of service, from providing one-line diagrams to on-site commissioning to training you on how to fully utilize your Intelligent Array softwares extensive feature set.

Commercial PV: Solar Performance and Asset Management

CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS
Regenesis Power
Projects to date: >5 | Representative Project Location: FL | PV System Size: 2MW

After trying other providers, I have found that Draker provides the highest caliber products and services in the industry. Reducing technical and performance risk continues to pay dividends with Draker.
Dell Jones, Senior Vice President of Renewable Project Development/Technology

Conergy
Projects to date: >25 | Representative Project Location: PA | PV System Size: 1.7MW

The Draker monitoring platform provides everything we need in terms of remote monitoring for properly operating and maintaining the Aqua PV plant. We are very pleased with the support we received and the professionalism of the Draker staff. I look forward to using the Draker system on future PV projects.
Richard Holz, Director of Engineering

Premier Power
Projects to date: >15 | Representative Project Location: CA | PV System Size: 1.1MW

We were impressed by the breadth and depth of Drakers turnkey solution, which includes hardware, a web interface and eld services, and feel that the companys track record, commitment to quality, and reliability makes them an ideal choice for projects we are engineering and constructing.
Miguel De Anquin, President

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DRAKER TURNKEY COMMERCIAL p2g SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW

PV Measure Solution
Measure energy production

PV Monitor Solution
Monitor system performance

PV Manage Solution
Manage PV assets

Key Hardware Features Battery Backup and Redundant Data Storage In-House DAS Conguration and Testing Revenue Grade Energy Meter MET Sensor Package

Available

ClarityTM DC Monitor Available Available Key Software Features Aggregate AC and DC Monitoring Critical System Alarms AC Performance Analytics Low Energy Production Alarms Revenue Tracking Cost of Downtime Tracking Revenue Protection Alarms

Clarity Active Site Map Available Available Clarity DC Performance Analytics Available Available Key Services Site 1-line Diagram Review Site Setup and Training

Site Commissioning Available Available Selective Optimization Available Available Available

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PV MEASURE SOLUTION
Measure energy production and receive critical performance alarms in our
core measurement solution. Drakers PV Measure allows you to track the energy generated by your PV system, receive alarms in the case of inverter failure or data communication interruption, and access energy trending analytics and reports. Intelligent ArrayTM Software Features:  Dashboard view provides at-a-glance overviews of your entire PV portfolio  Project libraries offer easy access to power and data acquisition system components, stakeholder contacts and system documentation Role-based alarms can alert designated contacts in instances of inverter failure or data communication interruptions  Power and energy trends Energy output reports that can be downloaded as PDFs for easy sharing  Data inspection and exporting  5-year data retention  Data hosted in secure servers from Rackspace and Amazon S3 Hardware Features: ETL listed DAS base station includes a weatherproof NEMA4X enclosure  60 day on-board data backup  2 day battery backup run time  Datalogger diagnostic tools, temperature compensation and self recalibration  90-264 Volt standard power supply, with option for 480 Volt 3 Phase Optional Revenue-grade energy meter 5-year warranty Optional Project Services: Training Options for design support, on-site installation support and commissioning, eld instrument calibration, and commissioning report

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PV MONITOR SOLUTION
Monitor system performance, optimize efciency, and maximize PV yield.
Core to our performance monitoring solution are advanced analytical tools, advanced environmental sensor kits and key performance indicator alarms to help you track system performance and quickly respond to issues to get the most out of your system. Intelligent ArrayTM Software Features:  Dashboard view provides at-a-glance overviews of your entire PV portfolio  Project libraries offer easy access to power and data acquisition system components, stakeholder contacts and system documentation AC performance monitoring analytics and reporting Role-based alarms can alert designated contacts in instances of inverter failure, data communication interruptions, or PV system underperformance Energy trending, performance plots, and key performance indicators including system yield, energy density and performance ratios Energy output and performance variance reports relative to forecasts and performance guarantee reports downloadable as PDFs for easy sharing  Data inspection and exporting  5-year data retention  Data hosted in secure servers from Rackspace and Amazon S3 Hardware Features: ETL listed DAS base station includes a weatherproof NEMA4X enclosure  60 day on-board data backup  2 day battery backup run time  Datalogger diagnostic tools, temperature compensation and self recalibration  90-264 Volt standard power supply, with option for 480 Volt 3 Phase Revenue-grade energy meter 5-year warranty Wide range of congurable sensor packages Project Services: Training Field instrument calibration Options for design support, on-site installation support and commissioning Available Upgrade Features: Clarity DC Performance Management
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Clarity DC Optimization (see page 9)

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PV MANAgE SOLUTION
Manage your PV assets to maximize protability. Track the monetary performance of
your project portfolio with energy production monitoring, key performance indicator alarms, advanced analytical tools, and a variety of nancial metrics and reports. Gain a comprehensive understanding of revenue streams and ROI-based maintenance priorities using our monetization engine. Safeguard your PV investment with revenue protection alarms and maintenance priority reporting. Intelligent ArrayTM Software Features:  Dashboard view provides at-a-glance overviews of your entire PV portfolio  Project libraries offer easy access to power and data acquisition system components, stakeholder contacts and system documentation AC performance monitoring analytics and reporting Role-based alarms can alert designated contacts in instances of inverter failure, data communication interruptions, PV system underperformance, or nancial loss due to system downtime Energy trending, advanced energy performance, and nancial performance analytical tools Energy output, performance variance, and nancial performance reports downloadable as PDFs for easy sharing  Data inspection and exporting  5-year data retention  Data hosted in secure servers from Rackspace and Amazon S3 Hardware Features: ETL listed DAS base station includes a weatherproof NEMA4X enclosure  180 day on-board data backup  3 day battery backup run time  Datalogger diagnostic tools, temperature compensation and self recalibration  90-264 Volt standard power supply, with option for 480 Volt 3 Phase Revenue-grade energy meter 5-year warranty Wide range of congurable sensor packages Project Services: Training Design support On-site installation support and commissioning Available Upgrade Features: Clarity DC Performance Management
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CLARITY TM DC PERFORMANCE MANAgEMENT

Clarity DC performance management delivers a cost-effective DC monitoring, analytics and O&M support package providing more granular, accurate and actionable
intelligence than traditional approaches. And our wireless installation reduces installed cost. Clarity DC performance management continuously monitors either panel- or string-level current, voltage and power to within 0.5% accuracy. With advanced performance analytics, the Clarity system acts as an automatic network operations center (NOC), improving PV system protability by:  Pinpointing damage, wiring faults, fuse problems and effects of soiling, shading and aging  Providing spatial location and connectivity of DC components, allowing for time saving Directed Dispatch of maintenance personnel to the exact location of needed repairs Measuring and visually displaying DC energy production across time, highlighting impairments from daily or seasonal shading or soiling Clarity hardware is powered from the array and communicates within a dynamic wireless mesh network. Simply, easily and exibly deployed, Clarity hardware eliminates the need and expense of smart combiner boxes. Our wireless mesh approach allows the Clarity DC performance management system to be easily retrotted to existing arrays or installed at time of construction.

Below is an estimated installed cost comparison for the Clarity DC performance management system versus traditional DC monitoring for a theoretical 2.5 MW PV plant design:
2.4 MW Reference Plant Design Clarity Hardware Incremental cost of smart combiner box sensors Conduit / Data Cable / Trenching Installation & Labor Costs Total Cost to Install Cost per Watt DC Cost per String

ClarityTM DC Monitoring Traditional DC Monitoring

~ $45,000 $0 ~ $1000 ~ $46,000 ~ $92,000 ~ $0.038 ~ $135 $0 ~ $35,000 ~ $19,000 ~ $142,000 ~ $196,000 ~ $0.081 ~ $285

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CLARITY TM DC OpTIMIZATION
Drakers Clarity DC optimizers compensate for a wide range of panel impairments and can increase power harvest by up to 20% or more. Unlike competing
technologies, Clarity DC optimization can be selectively and cost-effectively deployed at a string or panel level on only those sections of an array that experience issues. Clarity DC optimizers ensure that each optimized panel stays at its maximum power point while dynamically compensating for mismatches within its string. Our innovative buck-boost architecture enables mitigation of both current and voltage impairments within and across strings, compensating for panel degradation, shade, soiling, temperature variations and damage. Clarity DC optimizers are fully autonomous and can be used as a standalone optimization solution requiring no additional communications or monitoring hardware or software. Optionally, Clarity DC optimizers can be used as the hardware platform to add optimization functionality to the full capabilities and actionable intelligence delivered by our Clarity DC performance management system. Our optimizers can be easily retrotted to existing arrays. This allows for maximum exibility and costeffectiveness in deployment. In arrays equipped with the Clarity DC performance management system, DC performance data can be collected and Clarity optimizers can be selectively installed at any future time when our Intelligent Array software indicates ROI can be improved from such deployment.
Shown below: Shading can be cost-effectively mitigated by deploying Clarity DC optimizers to affected areas within the array

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OpTIONAL SOFTWARE Add-ONS

Enhance Functionality
Draker offers a number of optional add-on software modules and services that can be added to any commercial P2G solution for additional functionality. These can be enabled on a per project basis, so you can congure your entire PV portfolio to have exactly the features you need.

PUbLIC VIEW WEbSITE

Educate Viewers Educate the public about solar energy and showcase your PV installation with a dynamic public view website for your project. These engaging sites are designed for display in building lobbies and other high trafc areas, and serve as an excellent marketing or educational tool. A public view website can also be used to fulll educational requirements on PV projects. Features Scrolling slideshow of project photos Energy production information Environmental equivalents and pollutant offsets Energy and cost savings Animated system schematics using real-time data Animated local weather conditions

DRAKER BILLINg MOdULE

Streamline Invoicing Drakers billing module allows you to track solar energy delivered by net-metered PV systems and automatically generate production and consumption statements to enable PPA customer billing. Depending on the conguration of the data acquisition system, multiple energy meters can be set up to measure utility imports, exports, period charges, and load proles as a way to understand the net energy balance between the energy generated by a PV system and the energy consumed by a facility. Energy rate schedules contracted under a PPA can be uploaded to Drakers web application for automatic generation of billing statements that are easy to print, share, and archive for future reference. Features: Automatic generation of billing statements Easy upload of PPA rate schedules Invoices can quickly be printed, shared, and archived

A public view website highlights the environmental benets of a rooftop installation at a Puma facility near Los Angeles

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OpTIONAL SERVICE Add-ONS

INCENTIVE/SREC REpORTINg
Collect Incentives If your PV project is eligible to receive production-based government incentives, Draker can provide you with the required third-party data validation and reporting. Draker independently collects certied meter data, validates that the data is accurate, and submits it to the appropriate government agency. Draker also stores the data and makes historical performance records available to reporting agencies upon request. Incentive Reporting California Solar Initiative (CSI): Draker is an approved Performance Monitoring and Reporting Service (PMRS) Provider. SREC Reporting Generation Attribute Tracking System (GATS): Draker is an approved TPR (Third Party Reporter). Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS): Draker is a Qualied Reporting Entity (QRE.) Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Production Tracking System (MassCEC PTS): Draker is a DAS Service Provider with automated reporting capabilities integrated into our products.

CApACITY TESTINg
Establish a Performance Baseline Draker capacity testing measures actual energy production and compares it to expected output . The capacity test can be done on a one-time basis, or repeated as desired. Draker follows PVUSA procedures, using collected eld data for AC power, POA irradiance, ambient temperature and wind speed. A multiple regression is then used to determine the relationship between AC power and the other variables and to formally establish a system capacity baseline.

DRAKER PV MAXIMIZE
Maximize Performance Draker PV Maximize is a cost-effective way to maximize your arrays output while minimizing incremental cost of deployment. Our innovative technologies and efcient hardware installation approach allow you to retrot Clarity DC optimizers to just those areas of your array where impairments exist. To determine areas requiring optimizers our Clarity DC monitors can be installed and DC performance data collected and analyzed with any of our Intelligent ArrayTM software packages. Clarity DC optimizers are then deployed only where indicated.

If you are interested in working with us to help you receive nancial incentives in a jurisdiction not listed above, please contact us to discuss your needs.

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