Green Power Projects
Introduction
AASHE's Higher Education Green Power Projects Database includes both on-campus renewable energy installations as well as power purchase agreements for renewable energy generated off-site.
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41 kW Solar Arrays: '66 Environmental Center
- Williams College (MA)
- Solar City (MD)
The building program maximizes the use of space, minimizes energy and water demand, and uses on-site solar energy and rooftop water collection to produce 100% of the energy and water …
- Posted Nov. 17, 2015
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36 kW Solar Canopy: Chuck and Polly Longsworth Arts Center
- Hampshire College (MA)
A 36 kW array atop Hampshire's Chuck and Polly Longsworth Arts Center has been helping to reduce Hampshire's carbon footprint since 2010.
- Posted Oct. 21, 2015
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63 kW Rooftop Array: Edberg-Olson Hall
- Temple University (PA)
- Community Energy, Inc. (PA)
Completed in December 2013, the 4,500 SF, 63-kilowatt solar array installed on the south-facing roof of Temple's Edberg-Olson Hall is the first solar project of its kind at a college …
- Posted Sept. 9, 2015
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1.2 MW Rooftop Solar System
- California State University, Fullerton (CA)
- AECOM (CO)
- REC Solar (CA)
This project consists of three separate systems on the Performing Arts building, the Kinesiology & Health Sciences building and on a parking structure.
- Posted July 30, 2015
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83 kW Rooftop Array: One Stop Center Building
- University of Hawaii Kauai Community College (HI)
- REC Solar (CA)
REC Solar designed and installed an 83.25 kW roof-mounted system for the One Stop Center building at the Kauai Community College that produces approximately 125,000 kWh annually. The system includes …
- Posted July 30, 2015
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545 kW Rooftop Array: Recreation Center
- Colorado State University (CO)
- Namasté Solar (CO)
- The Atmosphere Conservancy (CO)
Ballasted Mounting. PV Panel Type: (1,786) Trina 305 watt Inverter Type: (19) Advanced Energy 23 (18), 20 (1) kW
- Posted July 24, 2015
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220 kW Rooftop Array: Veterinary Teaching Hospital
- Colorado State University (CO)
- Namasté Solar (CO)
- The Atmosphere Conservancy (CO)
Ballasted Mounting.Veterinary Teaching Hospital. PV Panel Type: (722) Trina 305 watt Inverter Type: (8) SMA 24(6), 20(2) kW
- Posted July 24, 2015
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139 kW Rooftop Array: Parmalee Hall
- Colorado State University (CO)
- Namasté Solar (CO)
- The Atmosphere Conservancy (CO)
Ballasted Mounting on flat roof (12 deg) & Direct Mounting on Tilt portion (20 deg).Parmalee Hall. PV Panel Type: (456) Trina 305 watts Inverter Type: (5) Advanced Energy 23 (4), …
- Posted July 24, 2015
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100 kW Rooftop Array: Braiden Hall
- Colorado State University (CO)
- Namasté Solar (CO)
- The Atmosphere Conservancy (CO)
Ballasted Mounting on flat roof (12 deg) & Direct Mounting on Tilt portion (20 deg). PV Panel Type: (392) ReneSola 255 watt Inverter Type: (5) Advanced Energy 23 (2), 16 …
- Posted July 24, 2015
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99 kW Rooftop Array: University Center for the Arts
- Colorado State University (CO)
- Namasté Solar (CO)
- The Atmosphere Conservancy (CO)
Ballasted Mounting.University Center for the Arts. PV Panel Type: (323) Trina 305 watt Inverter Type: (4) SMA 24(1), 20(3) kW
- Posted July 24, 2015
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92 kW Rooftop Array: Edwards Hall
- Colorado State University (CO)
- Namasté Solar (CO)
- The Atmosphere Conservancy (CO)
Ballasted Mounting.Edwards Hall. PV Panel Type: (301) Trina 305 watt Inverter Type: (4) SMA 24(1), 20(2), 15(1) kW
- Posted July 24, 2015
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1.2 MW - 4 Solar Installations
- Bowdoin College (ME)
- SolarCity
Bowdoin's 1.2 megawatt solar power complex includes approximately 4,420 solar panels at four major installations: rooftop systems on Farley Field House, the Sidney J. Watson Arena, and Greason Pool, along …
- Posted July 1, 2015
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43 kW Rooftop Array: Business/School of Public and Environmental Affairs Building
- Indiana University Indianapolis (IN)
The solar photovoltaic panels atop the Business/School of Public and Environmental Affairs building generate 43 kilowatts of electricity a day, an amount that would supply the daily electricity needs of …
- Posted July 2, 2014
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22 kW Rooftop Array: Powerhouse Energy Campus
- Colorado State University (CO)
The Colorado State University Powerhouse Energy Campus is located near the heart of downtown Fort Collins. The 100,000 square-foot Powerhouse Energy Campus consists of two parts; the CSU Engines and …
- Posted June 2, 2014
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56 kW Rooftop Array: Medford Higher Education Center
- Southern Oregon University (OR)
Advanced Energy Systems completed a 55.825 kW solar electric system for the Southern Oregon University, Medford Higher Education Center in 2009. The array consists of 319 SolarWorld 175 watt modules, …
- Posted April 23, 2014
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188 kW Rooftop Arrays: Rio Rancho Phase I, Westside Phase I, Ken Chappy Hall, Workforcetraining Center
- Central New Mexico Community College (NM)
The project was to install 4 systems at four distinct locations. The locations include Rio Rancho Phase I, Westside Phase I, Ken Chappy Hall, Workforcetraining Center. . PV Panel Type: …
- Posted March 20, 2014
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4 kW Rooftop Array: Morgan Library - The Cube
- Colorado State University (CO)
PV Panel Type: (18) Phono Solar 240 watt PV panels Inverter Type: SMA Sunny Boy
- Posted Feb. 28, 2014
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236 kW Rooftop and Canopy Arrays
- Sussex County Community College (NJ)
- Vanguard Energy Partners LLC (NJ)
The solar panels were voted on by the Board of Trustees in December 2011 and are part of a county-wide, fourteen school effort to switch towards sustainable energy. It is …
- Posted Oct. 28, 2013
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19 kW Rooftop Array: President's House
- Luther College (IA)
- GoSolar! (IA)
The 19 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system was installed in two phases, both projects stemming from the generous support of friends of the college. In August 2013 a 5.3 kW …
- Posted Sept. 3, 2013
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258 kW Rooftop Array: Parking Structure 4 - Rural Road (Phase 2 - Northwest section)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
Parking structure canopy. Rural Road Parking Structure (PS 4) Expansion. Fixed. 869 panels. 260.7 kWdc. 126 shaded parking spaces. PV Panel Type: RenaSolar JC300M-24/Ab Inverter Type: Adv Energy AE100TX (2)
- Posted Aug. 27, 2013
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20 kW Rooftop Array: Ehouse
- Pace University (NY)
he solar panels will produce about 20 Kilowatts of electricity or about 20% of the building’s usage during the year. The amount of electricity produced would be enough power to …
- Posted May 21, 2013
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75 kW Rooftop Array: Recreation Center
- Muskingum College (OH)
- Third Sun Solar (OH)
Muskingum University has installed a 75-kilowatt, 297-solar panel system on the roof of its Recreation Center to save on energy costs. The panel will generate energy for the building and …
- Posted April 11, 2013
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18 kW Rooftop Array
- Sierra College (CA)
A student built solar array composed of 99 panels that provides nearly 18,000 watts of energy production and would have an installed value of nearly $100,000. The array was built …
- Posted April 11, 2013
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Rooftop Array: Public Safety Education Campus
- Wake Technical Community College (NC)
The panels will generate renewable electricity of more than 500,000 kilowatt hours each year, that Progress Energy has agreed to purchase for a fixed price over the next 20 years, …
- Posted April 10, 2013
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6 kW Rooftop Array: Fire Department
- University of Alaska Fairbanks (AK)
The University Fire Station with help from a RISE grant installed a 3.2kW solar array in the summer of 2012. The energy is connected to the GVEA’s utility grid through …
- Posted April 9, 2013
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40 kW Rooftop Array: Beck Hall
- Gustavus Adolphus College (MN)
40 KW system installed by ABLE Energy, Inc. ReneSolar 250W panels. Donor funded.
- Posted Feb. 22, 2013
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9 kW Rooftop Array: Olin Building
- Gustavus Adolphus College (MN)
Three technologies side-by-side, all located on an accessible roof for student access. Donor funded. Installation by ABLE Energy, Inc of River Falls, WI: 1) TenK 180 Watt panels (RAIS system) …
- Posted Feb. 22, 2013
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99 kW Rooftop Array: CCC 9 Building 8
- Chemeketa Community College (OR)
- InSpecGroup (OR)
The school installed four separate solar systems totaling more than 200 kilowatts of electrical capacity. The systems are mounted on the rooftops of buildings on their main campus in Salem, …
- Posted Feb. 6, 2013
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32 kW Rooftop Array
- Chemeketa Community College (OR)
- InSpecGroup (OR)
The school installed four separate solar systems totaling more than 200 kilowatts of electrical capacity. The systems are mounted on the rooftops of buildings on their main campus in Salem, …
- Posted Feb. 6, 2013
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18 kW Rooftop Array: Center for Business and Industry
- Chemeketa Community College (OR)
- InSpecGroup (OR)
The school installed four separate solar systems totaling more than 200 kilowatts of electrical capacity. The systems are mounted on the rooftops of buildings on their main campus in Salem, …
- Posted Feb. 6, 2013
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21 kW Rooftop Array: Central Utility Plant
- University of Houston (TX)
The new solar panel system is the first solar array to power a University of Houston building. The array’s 88 large photovoltaic (PV) solar panels cover 2,000 square feet and …
- Posted Dec. 19, 2012
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38 kW Rooftop Array: Ackerman Union
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
The student-led project allowed UCLA Facilities Management to install 132 solar panels on the roof of the student-owned Ackerman Union. The panels began to supply about 2.5 percent of the …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2012
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261 kW Rooftop Array: Sun Devil Fitness Complex - Tempe
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- Encap Development LLC (MA)
Rooftop mount. Sun Devil Fitness Complex Expansion. Fixed. 869 panels. 260.7 kWdc. Commissioning deadline = 9/20/13. PV Panel Type: Canadian Solar CS6X-300M monocrystalline Inverter Type: Adv Energy AE100TX (2)
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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89 kW Rooftop Array: McCord Hall
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- Encap Development LLC (MA)
The Robert K. & Sharon DuPont McCord Hall is a four-story, sustainable structure, constructed to house W.P. Carery School of Business MBA, Executive MBA, MRED, Executive Education and other masters …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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25 kW Rooftop Array: Mark Twain Athletic & Fitness Center
- University of Missouri-St. Louis (MO)
With funding from the company Express Scripts, UMSL has completed its first solar panel installation to generate electricity. The roof of UMSL’s Mark Twain Athletic & Fitness Center features a …
- Posted Nov. 1, 2012
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1 MW Solar System: Six Arrays
- Desert Research Institute (NV)
- Black Rock Solar (NV)
A new 498-kilowatt renewable energy project on the Reno campus of the Desert Research Institute is part of a statewide effort that will save DRI more than $160,000 in electricity …
- Posted Oct. 31, 2012
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591 kW Rooftop Array: Gordon Indoor Track and Tennis Building
- Harvard University (MA)
- Borrego Solar (MA)
The Gordon Indoor Track and Tennis building now sports the University's largest solar energy project. During the course of six weeks, a local construction crew installed 2,275 solar photovoltaic panels …
- Posted Oct. 31, 2012
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18 kW Rooftop Array: Jackson Street Building
- University of Georgia (GA)
This 18-kilowatt solar electric system was installed in 2012 on the roof of the Jackson Street Building, which houses programs of the College of Environment & Design. Seventy-two MAGE Powertec …
- Posted Oct. 31, 2012
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15 kW Rooftop Array: Engineering Technology Center
- Kennesaw State University (GA)
- Southern Polytechnic State University (GA)
The roof of the ETC has a new set of solar panels that are powered at 10 kW (equivalent to 170 household light bulbs). An additional 5 kW (equivalent to …
- Posted Oct. 31, 2012
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4 kW Rooftop Array: Blackburn Vonnoy Farm House
- Appalachian State University (NC)
The Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm is a student and faculty-powered operation that offers students an opportunity to immerse themselves into a living lab. The goal of the SD …
- Posted Oct. 23, 2012
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38 kW Rooftop Array: Cambus Maintenance Facility
- University of Iowa (IA)
Located on the roof of the Cambus Maintenance Facility addition, power from this 38kW photovoltaic system is sent to the campus utility grid.
- Posted Sept. 26, 2012
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9 kW Rooftop Array: Library Building
- Evergreen State College, The (WA)
A 9 kiloWatt solar photo-voltaic array on the roof of the Library Building was a first step towards developing a renewable energy infrastructure on campus.
- Posted Sept. 11, 2012
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105 kW Rooftop Array: Sun Devil Fitness Complex
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Architekton (AZ)
The Polytechnic Campus Sun Devil Fitness Complex was constructed in direct response to student demand and input. The building is a two-story structure, certified by the United States Green Building …
- Posted Aug. 7, 2012
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66 kW Rooftop Array: Discovery Hall
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- Encap Development LLC (MA)
Roof top mount. Discovery Hall. Fixed. 220 panels. 66 kWdc. Commissioning deadline = 9/20/13. PV Panel Type: Canadian Solar CS6X-300M monocrystalline Inverter Type: Advanced Energy AE50TX (1)
- Posted Aug. 6, 2012
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6 kW Rooftop Array: Environmental Studies Building
- Western Washington University (WA)
A student-funded solar array was installed atop the Environmental Studies Building at Western Washington University. The $167,500 project, funded by the student Green Energy Fee and proposed by a team …
- Posted July 3, 2012
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536 kW Rooftop Array: MacroTechnology Works
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- Encap Development LLC (MA)
Rooftop mount. MacroTechnology Works; ASU Research Park. Fixed. 1,848 panels 545.49 kWdc. . PV Panel Type: Trina Solar TSM-300PC/PA14 - 300 Polycrystalline Inverter Type: Advanced Energy AE100TX (3), AE75TX (2)
- Posted June 27, 2012
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7 kW Rooftop Array: Nursing & Healthcare Innovation - Phase II
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The five-story, 88,934 square-foot facility provides five new classrooms for nursing students. The building also serves as a northern gateway to ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus. Located at Third and Fillmore …
- Posted June 27, 2012
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818 kW Rooftop Arrays: Seven Buildings
- Johns Hopkins University (MD)
- RGS Energy (CO)
Early in 2012, Johns Hopkins University brought over 900 kW of photovoltaic electricity generation online with roof-mounted solar arrays spread over seven campus buildings across Baltimore. The project was coordinated …
- Posted May 31, 2012
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325 kW Rooftop Array: Lewis Hall
- Washington and Lee University (VA)
- Secure Futures LLC (VA)
- Solar Energy Solutions, LLC (KY)
- Southern Energy Management (NC)
Two solar PV arrays were installed at Washington and Lee University in 2012. The larger of the two, an installation of 1,016 SunPower solar PV panels, is on the roof …
- Posted April 13, 2012
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102 kW Rooftop Array: Soka Performing Arts Center
- Soka University of America (CA)
Soka’s existing sustainable practices include installation of solar panels and a green roof atop Soka Performing Arts Center to offset the energy usage.
- Posted April 13, 2012
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