Parkwood School

Location:
Shoreline, WA
Grade Level:
K-6
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
2.00 - kilowatts

In addition to building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, the Renewable Classroom PLUS project award from Solar 4R Schools has transformed the school's existing 2-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system into a hands-on classroom tool. The project award was made possible by the generous support of Seattle City Light.

The Solar 4R Schools team repaired the school's existing PV system. In addition, energy monitoring provided to the Parkwood School connected the live performance data from their PV system to the Energy Exploration Center at Solar4RSchools.org. At the... Read full project narrative >>

Meadows Valley School

Location:
New Meadows, ID
Grade Level:
PK-12
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
1.00 - kilowatt

As a Renewable School, Meadows Valley School in New Meadows, Idaho is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 1-kilowatt photovoltaic system, and leveraging the system's performance data as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms.

Teachers were encouraged by the attention renewable energy has been receiving locally and nationally and wanted to bring that knowledge about it to their community by integrating renewable energy education into their lesson plans. Meadows Valley hopes to impact... Read full project narrative >>

Grace Lutheran School

Location:
Pocatello, ID
Grade Level:
PK-8
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
1.00 - kilowatt

As a Renewable School project, Grace Lutheran School is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their awarded 1.1-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system and leveraging the system as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms.

The system was installed on the school roof in clear view of thousands of cars that pass each day. The pre-kindergarten to 8th-grade school incorporated the live system performance data into several educational experiences, including newspaper reporting on the project, a website... Read full project narrative >>

Ola Elementary School

Location:
Ola, ID
Grade Level:
K-5
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
1.10 - kilowatts

As a Renewable School, Ola Elementary School in Ola, Idaho is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 1.1-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system, and used the system's performance data as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms. Educators within the 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 Solar4RSchools.org website.

The project reflects the... Read full project narrative >>

Thomas Jefferson High School

Location:
Lakeland North, WA
Grade Level:
9-12
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
1.10 - kilowatts

As a Renewable School, Thomas Jefferson High School in Auburn, Washington is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 1.1-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system, and leveraging the system's performance data as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms.

In 2008, educators within the 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 Solar4RSchools.org... Read full project narrative >>

Marshall Middle School

Location:
Olympia, WA
Grade Level:
6-8
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
1.00 - kilowatt

As a Renewable School, Marshall Middle School in Olympia, Washington is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 1-kilowatt photovoltaic system, and leveraging the system's performance data as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms.

Thanks to a grant from Puget Sound Energy, students at Olympia's Marshall Middle School can now study renewable energy first hand. The 1.1 kW solar photovoltaic demonstration project, dedicated on October 23, 2008, enables students to explore how clean,... Read full project narrative >>

City of Ashland - Solar Pioneer 2/Community Solar

Location:
Ashland, OR
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
63.00 - kilowatts

The inspiration for Solar Pioneer II is to allow citizens and businesses of Ashland, Oregon to bring renewable energy to the community in a way that is both affordable and doesn't require home installation.

Solar Pioneer I was launched in 2000 and included the installing of a combined 30-kilowatts photovoltaic (PV) systems onto the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Administrative Building, Southern Oregon University and the City of Ashland Civic Center. This first project was designed to familiarize and educate the Ashland community about this technology.

Solar Pioneer II built on... Read full project narrative >>

Wilderness Charter School

Location:
Ashland, OR
Grade Level:
11-12
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
1.32 - kilowatts

As a Renewable School, Wilderness Charter School in Ashland is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 1.32-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system, and leveraging the system's performance data as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms. This project was part of a kick-off effort for the Ashland Renewable Pioneers program.

At the time of the project, energy monitoring provided to the school connected the live performance data from their PV system tos tudents and educators to analyze the system's... Read full project narrative >>

City of Ashland - City Council

Location:
Ashland, OR
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
6.00 - kilowatts

The City of Ashland has partnered with BEF on several successful projects. BEF contributed about $60,000 to fund and build Solar Ashland, which encompasses the solar installations at the Civic Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Southern Oregon University. At the time of its construction, Solar Ashland was the largest solar plant in the Pacific Northwest.

Energy monitoring services and equipment provided to the City by the Solar 4R School program made the real-time performance data from the 6-kilowatt PV system installed on the Civic Center accessible to the community—... Read full project narrative >>

SOU - Hannon Library

Location:
Ashland, OR
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
6.00 - kilowatts

In August of 2000 several Pacific Northwest power concerns worked together to commission the installation of three significant photovoltaic (PV) systems in Ashland.

One of these was installed on the Southern Oregon University's Hannon Library. The 6-kilowatt PV system on Hannon Library consists of 24 solar panels connected together to send power that feeds directly into the City of Ashland's 3-phase power grid, at 220 volts AC.

At the time of the project, energy monitoring services provided to the university by Solar 4R Schools connected the live performance data from... Read full project narrative >>

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