Swift Auto Superstore in Davis, CA is a leading, long established, full-service dealership. With showrooms, body shop, and service facilities, Swift Auto has a large commercial electric load. To serve that electric load, green their business, reduce operating costs, and generate significant savings, Swift Auto made the decision to “go solar”. The roof-mounted PV System has a nameplate capacity of 125.208 kWdc (107.537 kWac) and consists of 432 ET Solar PV Modules and a 100 kW SatCon Inverter. The PV modules are mounted on the building’s flat roof using a Sunlink racking system. The system has a payback of about 4.5 years and an IRR of 17.8%. When financed, the system is strongly cash positive from year 1. After seeing the financial benefits for themselves, Swift Auto contracted with Spectrum a second time to build a 131 kWdc solar carport next to their showroom. Spectrum included brand new LED lighting under the carport
“My experience with Spectrum Energy has exceeded my expectations. From working with me to keep the project within my budget, to completing the project on time and everything in between, the entire experience has been first rate. Spectrum provided everything my lender needed for financing and they made all the arrangements with PG&E for the rebates and Interconnection Agreement. They even noticed some pre-existing issues with our roof and addressed them during installation. All of Spectrum’s commitments have been honored, including their forecasted energy and tax savings which we are currently enjoying!”
Dan Kokotas, Swift’s General Manager
Dan Kokotas, Swift’s General Manager
Richard is the newest member of our team. He has 33 years experience in the general contracting business building projects such as restaurants, wineries, hotels, movie theaters and custom houses. Richard’s first role with 
Rich has 15 years experience in electrical contracting, commercial PV solar installation and utility grid interconnection. He has managed the installation of over 15MW of PV, both commercial and utility scale, and has many years of experience in off-grid solar design and installation utilizing various battery technologies (Li-Ion, LFP & Lead Acid).
Mike has been a member of the Spectrum project development team since 2010. He is well versed in developing a detailed energy analysis that allows Spectrum to create the best possible energy savings plan for clients in both commercial and agricultural settings.
James is 10-year energy industry specialist with a honed ability to communicate the technical, financial and environmental implications of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects to any audience. He is responsible for originating and managing large scale solar PV installations for commercial, industrial and agricultural customers. James is also very experienced with designing and developing deep energy efficiency retrofits for commercial buildings with specialties in LED lighting and high performance HVAC systems.
Scott Wallace is a proven expert in the solar industry with experience working in all aspects of Agricultural and Commercial solar. His development of solar PV projects include project finance, Net Energy Metering Aggregation (NEM-A), interconnection, utility infrastructure upgrades and system design.
Mr. Collier is a founder and head of Engineering for Spectrum Energy. He joined the company in November 2003. He is responsible for the design, engineering, siting, permitting, procurement, and commissioning of all SEDI’s PV projects. Mr. Collier is also active in design and engineering consulting with utilities, government agencies, vendors, and corporate clients. Collier is the qualifying party for SEDI “C10” California Contractor’s License #892475.
Mr. Agnello is a founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of Spectrum Energy. He started SEDI full time in July 2002 as CFO. His responsibilities include corporate finances, project finance, project management, sales, strategic planning, and vendor relations. Mr. Agnello has over twenty-five years of experience in the renewable energy industry. In the two years prior to forming Spectrum, he acted as a full time consultant to the SMUD Solar Program responsible for developing PV marketing and financial analysis in the commercial market sector. His project assessment tools enabled SMUD customers to adequately determine their financial benefits of going solar.
Mr. Osborn is a founder, President and Chairman of Spectrum Energy Development, Inc. (SEDI). His responsibilities include management of overall corporate strategy, project management, business development coordination, consulting management, and corporate policy. Before founding Spectrum, Mr. Osborn headed the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Solar Program for 12 years and was the Superintendent of Renewable Generation for SMUD, where he led a staff of twenty professionals implementing the SMUD photovoltaics program as well as wind energy, distributed generation, and research and development programs. Under his leadership SMUD became the world’s leading utility in the use of photovoltaics and as of 2002, SMUD had over half of all grid-connected PV in the US and led the way for the eventual commercialization of PV. Besides numerous honors and recognitions, Don and the SMUD team were awarded the 2001 World Energy Globe Award.