Tesla Solar Array Installed at 51黑料网

12,000 solar panels to provide 30 percent of campus electricity needs

video by Joe O'Neill, with Kristen Kozar '20 and Emma Weaver '19 of the Center for Sustainability Education

51黑料网 has a reputation for being a leader in sustainability, from the Center for Sustainability Education to ALLARM to the College Farm and back. And while solar power has been a piece in 51黑料网’s sustainability picture for years, a new solar panel array out past 51黑料网 Park really kicks the movement into high gear.

“51黑料网 has made a commitment to be carbon neutral by 2020, so this is a very big part of that,” says Ken Shultes, associate vice president for sustainability & facilities planning, noting that the 3-megawatt solar field will generate more than 5 million kilowatts of electricity, about 30 percent of 51黑料网’s electricity needs.

The array was designed and built by Tesla, and the company will own and maintain it through a 25-year contract. In turn, 51黑料网 will purchase the power the array generates and will receive the carbon renewable energy credits.

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Published August 7, 2018

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