Solar Panel Production Facility in Lane County Kellan Davis Dorin Fachiol Ryan Janoff Ross McDonald Niki Paulson Siqi Tian
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Solar Panel Production Facility in
Lane County
Kellan DavisDorin FachiolRyan JanoffRoss McDonaldNiki PaulsonSiqi Tian
“To make solar affordable to
80% of U.S. households”
Working Towards a Sustainable Future
• Opportunity: Growth of solar market
• Solution: Production facility in Lane County
• Implementation: $78,000 to lease production facility
31
2
30%
Growth
Who is Grape Solar?
• Consortium of Chinese companies• Headquarters in Eugene, OR
High
Low
Cost
HighQuality
Quality vs. Cost
Sanyo SolarWorld
Sharp
Grape Solar
First Solar
Strengths:High quality, Low cost
WarrantyExperience
Weaknesses:Reputation of Chinese-
made productsNewly Established
Small local workforce
Opportunities:Growing market
Technology advancementTax incentives
Available workforce
Threats:Solar panels too expensive
RecessionCheap alternative energy
sourcesIncrease in competition
SWOT Analysis
Solution• Locate and prepare facility
• Hiring and training processes
• Support during the first six months
Subsidize lease costs for the first 6 months
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6$0
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
Revenue vs. Cost
Revenue Costs
Short-Term Objectives
• Create 75 family wage jobs paying $18/hour by Aug. 2010
• Increase production capacity to 25MW by Aug. 2010
Long-Term
2010 (25MW) 2011 (100MW) 2012 (300MW)0
200
400
600
800
1000Jobs Created
Benefit to Grape Solar
Growth of its workforce
Greater production
Expansion of customer base
Benefit to Lane County
Increase in local employment
Growth of citizen income
Availability of solar-energy
Get Your Money’s Worth
A little money can go a long way
For Lane County’s $78,000 investment…
$1,548,00019.8 times its investment
Together, We Can…
• Support our Economy, Society, Environment• Provide affordable solar energy to 80% of U.S.
Households
What’s the plan?
First Quarter 2010: Hire 25 employees Set-up facility
Second Quarter 2010: Reach 18MW capacity Employee total 75 workers
Third Quarter 2010: 25 MW capacity
Moving Foward
2010 (25MW) 2011 (100MW) 2012 (300MW)0
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400
600
800
1000
Questions?
“I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.” – Thomas Edison
Second Quarter 2010
Third Quarter 2010
• 25MW production capacity
• 75 trained employees
by August
February March April May June July
$(400,000.00)
$(300,000.00)
$(200,000.00)
$(100,000.00)
$-
$100,000.00
$200,000.00
$300,000.00
$400,000.00
$500,000.00
Gross Profit to Net Income
Gross Profit Net Income
Stakeholders
Residents
Employees
Competition
Installers
Moving Forward
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