Crestline Elementary

Location:
Vancouver, WA
Grade Level:
K-5
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
12.00 - kilowatts

As a Renewable School, Crestline Elementary School is demonstrating its commitment to sustainable living and a clean energy future. Thanks to support from Clark Public Utilities, the school is generating renewable solar energy through their 12-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system, and leveraging the system's performance data as an interactive, real-world educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms. A wall-mounted, interactive... Read full project narrative >>

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Location:
Seattle, WA
Grade Level:
PK-8
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
6.12 - kilowatts

As a Renewable School, Our Lady of Guadalupe School is building a dedicated community of renewable educators through their new 6.12 kW photovoltaic (PV) system. Solar 4R Schools provided educators with customized renewable energy teacher training, hands-on science kit materials to augment the school's existing curricula, and complete access to the curricula and live energy data available on Solar4RSchools.org. At the time of the project, an interactive kiosk display served as a community engagement tool to provide information about energy production and conservation using real-time solar... Read full project narrative >>

Sacajawea Elementary

Location:
Vancouver, WA
Grade Level:
K-5
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
6.48 - kilowatts

Nestled in a small Vancouver, Washington neighborhood, Sacajawea Elementary School is a part of a close-knit community with an incredibly diverse population. As a school, Sacajawea Elementary is committed to better understanding their relationship with their surrounding environment and to discover and teach ways that students, teachers and staff can improve their relationship with the natural world through environmental stewardship and responsible living. Their teachers are committed to helping students explore their role in the health of the planet through comprehensive environmental... Read full project narrative >>

Lyle Secondary School

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

Lyle is a small, rural school district located in the Columbia River Gorge. In 2014, BEF used funding from Bonneville Power Administration to provide a Renewable School package to Lyle Secondary School. 

As a new Renewable School, Lyle High School’s teachers and students are generating clean energy with their newly installed, pole-mounted 6.36-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system. In addition, the school is utilizing live performance data from this system to generate hands-on classroom activities that educate students about renewable energy, science and engineering. Solar 4R Schools... Read full project narrative >>

Tri Tech Skills Center

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

Tri-Tech Skills Center is a career and technical education (CTE) training center for high school students. The center is a cooperative of the seven local public schools in the Tri-Cities area of southeast Washington. The facility has undergone a lighting refit to more efficient lighting, a power conversion upgrade and HVAC upgrade to include variable speed controls on HVAC fans, and follows LEED specifications in upgrades and improvements.

In 2013, educators within the school received a customized renewable energy teacher training, hands-on science kit materials to augment the... Read full project narrative >>

Key Peninsula Civic Center

Location:
Vaughn, WA
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
4.86 - kilowatts

Key Peninsula Civic Center installed a 4.86-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system to offset the energy costs involved with operating the Center. Energy monitoring provided by Solar 4R Schools connected the live performance data from their PV system to the Energy Exploration Center at Solar4RSchools.org. Students and educators in the surrounding Peninsula School district as well as site visitors nationwide can chart, graph and analyze the system's performance data for educational purposes. Read full project narrative >>

Crow Middle High School

Location:
Eugene, OR
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
11.34 - kilowatts

Crow Middle High School is part of the small, rural Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District comprised of 300 students. Crow’s student body and staff are enthusiastic supporters of sustainability, actively recycling paper, cans, cardboard and plastic. The school also converts cafeteria waste into compost for the school garden. Science students participate in local solar car derby races and have pursued a solar demonstration project for several years.

BEF used funding from Bonneville Power Administration to establish a new Renewable School project at Crow Middle High School in 2014. As... Read full project narrative >>

Notus Junior Senior High School

Location:
Notus, ID
Grade Level:
6-12
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
4.77 - kilowatts

Thanks to the generous support of Idaho Power's voluntary Green Power Program, Notus Jr. Sr. High School joined the Solar 4R Schools program in 2013.

As a Renewable School, Notus Jr. Sr. High School is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 4.77-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system and leveraging the system's performance data as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms. The system was installed onto the roof of the Technical Education Building and consists of eighteen 265-Watt Solarworld... Read full project narrative >>

NOLS Pacific Northwest

Location:
Conway, WA
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
9.54 - kilowatts

NOLS Pacific Northwest is one of nine branch schools of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). The mission of NOLS is to be the leading source and teacher of wilderness skills and leadership that serve people and the environment. Founded in 1965, one of their primary objectives is to broaden their students' environmental awareness and practices. NOLS instituted a comprehensive Sustainability Initiative to increase staff and student environmental awareness and significantly reduce their school-wide environmental footprint. All nine branch schools are taking active steps to reduce... Read full project narrative >>

SOU - Stevenson Union

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

In 2013, the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University installed a 31.59-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system at Stevenson Union. The power generated reduces the university's utility bills, works to displace fossil fuel-based electricity from the power grid and helps protect local air quality.

Energy monitoring services provided to the university by the Solar 4R Schools program connected live performance data from their PV system to the Energy Exploration Center at Solar4RSchools.org. Students and educators nationwide can chart, graph and analyze the system's performance data... Read full project narrative >>

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