Heritage High School

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Location:
Vancouver, WA
Grade Level:
9-12
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
2.38 - kilowatts

As a Renewable School, Heritage High School in Vancouver, Washington is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 2.38-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system and by using the system's performance data as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms.

The PV project is designed to demonstrate the benefits and opportunities created by renewable energy technology and provide a powerful learning tool for both students and the community. The project consists of a 14-module solar array. The modules are... Read full project narrative >>

Hillsboro Civic Center

Location:
Hillsboro, OR
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
3.00 - kilowatts

The 3.15-kW PV system at the Hillsboro Civic Center is one of many sustainable features of the building. The City was awarded the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certificate, which also makes the structure the first “LEED Gold” city hall in the country. In addition to serving as office space, the complex serves as an educational tool by demonstrating the benefits of environmentally friendly design and renewable power. At the time of the project, energy monitoring of their PV system and system performance display at Solar4RSchools.org provided an opporunity for... Read full project narrative >>

Holiday Apartments

Location:
Seattle, WA
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
25.92 - kilowatts

Seattle City Light has teamed up with affordable housing provider Capitol Hill Housing (CHH), for its fourth Community Solar project. Capitol Hill Housing helps people of limited means to have a home by providing secure, affordable apartments to more than 1,700 of our neighbors across the city. The system is on the roof of a 30-unit apartment building located in the heart of Capitol Hill. Although owned and... Read full project narrative >>

Holy Rosary

Location:
Seattle, WA
Grade Level:
K-8

Renewable Classroom projects are designed to build a dedicated community of renewable energy educators within a single school or district, led by a designated “Teacher Champion.” Thanks to the generous support of Seattle City Light, in 2009 educators within Holy Rosary school received a customized renewable energy teacher training, hands-on science kit materials to augment the school's existing curricula, and complete access to the resources available on the... Read full project narrative >>

Hosford Middle School

Location:
Portland, OR
Grade Level:
6-8
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
3.00 - kilowatts

MLS WORKS, the sustainability arm of Major League Soccer, became a Solar 4R Schools program partner in 2013. In partnership with its sponsor Continental Tire, MLS WORKS collaborated with the Solar 4R Schools team identify and provide a Renewable School project to Hosford Middle School.

As a Renewable School, Hosford Middle School is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 3-kilowatt photovoltaic system and leveraging the system's performance data as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms... Read full project narrative >>

Hosford Middle School - PGE

Location:
Portland, OR
Grade Level:
6-8
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
186.60 - kilowatts

The Portland Public Schools PGE Solar Roofs Partnership STEAM Education project is a large effort over several years with a variety of partners in both energy and education sectors to expand solar production and augment STEM/STEAM education. In 2015, the Portland General Electric Renewable Development Fund, comprised of contributions from PGE Renewable Power customers, in partnership with Portland Public... Read full project narrative >>

Hudson's Bay High School

Location:
Vancouver, WA
Grade Level:
9-12
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
9.45 - kilowatts

Thanks to support from Clark Public Utilities Green Lights Customers, Solar 4R Schools managed the installation of a 9.45 kW solar awning at Hudson's Bay High School (see production data here). The solar photovoltaic (PV) system provides renewable energy for the school, reducing electric bills and reducing impact on the environment. Educators at the school received a customized renewable energy teacher training from Solar 4R Schools in Fall 2015, complete with... Read full project narrative >>

Ida B. Wells High School - PGE

Location:
Portland, OR
Grade Level:
9-12
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
267.60 - kilowatts

The Portland Public Schools PGE Solar Roofs Partnership STEAM Education project is a large effort over several years with a variety of partners in both energy and education sectors to expand solar production and augment STEM/STEAM education. In 2015, the Portland General Electric Renewable Development Fund, comprised of contributions from PGE Renewable Power customers, in partnership with Portland Public... Read full project narrative >>

Idaho Arts Charter School

Location:
Nampa, ID
Grade Level:
K-12
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
1.79 - kilowatts

Thanks to the generous support of Idaho Power's voluntary Green Power Program, Idaho Arts Charter School joined the Solar 4R Schools program in October 2011.

As a Renewable School, Idaho Charter School is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 1.79-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system. At the time of the project, educators and students used the system's performance data as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms. The photovoltaic system consists of fourteen 128-Watt Uni-Solar thin-film modules,... Read full project narrative >>

Ingraham High School

Location:
Seattle, WA
Grade Level:
9-12

Renewable Classroom projects are designed to build a dedicated community of renewable energy educators within a single school or district, led by a designated "Teacher Champion." Thanks to generous support from Seattle City Light in 2009, educators within Ingraham High School received a customized renewable energy teacher training, hands-on science kit materials to augment the school's existing curricula, and complete access to the resources available on the... Read full project narrative >>

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