Falls City High School

Location:
Falls City, OR
Grade Level:
9-12
PV System Size:
1.00 - kilowatt

As a Renewable School project, Falls City High School is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their on-site 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. Energy monitoring services and hardware provided to the school connects 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 for... Read full project narrative >>

Townsend K-12 School

Location:
Townsend, MT
Grade Level:
K-12
Technology Type:
PV System Size:
28.00 - kilowatts

As a Renewable School, Townsend K-12 School in Washington state is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their awarded 28-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 PV system produces electricity for the school while providing an real-life educational lab for its students, staff and community. The system consists of 132 Kyocera® 210-watt panels. Under full sun conditions, the system has the potential to light 1,... Read full project narrative >>

Leadore School

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

Leadore School is part of a small rural district located on a high mountainous valley with clear skies through fall, winter and spring. Snowfall is less than ten inches annually and prevailing winds prevent fog and long periods of cloud cover. Leadore School is the "Heart and Soul" of the South Lemhi County. The school provides a venue for education, entertainment and community involvement. With the high cost of energy, individuals, businesses, organizations and the school are seeking alternate forms of energy. 

As a Renewable School, Leadore School is building a dedicated community... Read full project narrative >>

Eastlake High School

Location:
Sammamish, WA
Grade Level:
10-12
Technology Type:
PV System Size:
13.00 - kilowatts

Eastlake High School is committed to preserving both its learning community and its physical surroundings. The school's 13-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system was installed in 2008 and uses the energy of the sun to produce electricity for the school, even on Seattle's cloudy days. The PV system also give students a more hands-on opportunity to learn about renewable energy, and how technology is playing an increasingly important role in preserving the environment. Energy monitoring services and hardware provided to the school has connects real-time energy data from their PV system to the... Read full project narrative >>

Lynnwood High School

Location:
Martha Lake, WA
Grade Level:
9-12

Lynnwood High School (LHS) is a comprehensive public high school serving grades 9-12. One of their school-wide initiatives is to encourage students to be stewards of their local and global environment. Students in 9th grade at LHS take an introductory science course called Integrated Physical Science. This course teaches students about energy transfers and transformation, energy resources both renewable and non renewable, and how energy usage affects our... Read full project narrative >>

Hazen High School

Location:
Renton, WA
Grade Level:
9-12
Technology Type:
PV System Size:
2.00 - kilowatts

As a Renewable School, Hazen High School in Renton, Washington is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their on-site 2.02-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system and using the system's performance data as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms.

The PV system installation was completed in March of 2010 and is located on the south wall of the school near the entrance creating a visible example that the Renton School District's commitment to renewable energy. The power generated from the array meets... Read full project narrative >>

Champlain Valley Union High School

Location:
Hinesburg, VT
Grade Level:
9-12
Technology Type:
PV System Size:
1.00 - kilowatt

Champlain Valley Union High Schools is the first in Vermont to receive a Solar 4R Schools™ project, and was funded by 100-year-old snow sport manufacturer Rossignol and Protect our Winters, a nonprofit that actively engages the global snow sports community to lead the fight against climate change.

As a Renewable School, Champlain Valley Union High School is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their awarded 1-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system and leveraging the system's performance data as an educational tool to bring... Read full project narrative >>

Cleveland High School, Seattle

Location:
Seattle, WA
Grade Level:
9-12

Cleveland High School in Seattle, WA joined the Solar 4R Schools™ program in February 2009 as a Renewable Classroom project. 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." 

In 2009, educators within Cleveland 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 Solar4RSchools.org website. Read full project narrative >>

Elmira High School

Location:
Elmira, OR
Grade Level:
9-12
Technology Type:
PV System Size:
6.00 - kilowatts

Blachly-Lane County Electric Association installed 6-kilowatt ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) system at their offices in 2009 (see their project page here). A touchscreen kiosk located within the Blachly-Lane facility helps engage visiting school groups and community members in their commitment to clean energy. Users can interactive with live energy generation data and compare it to... Read full project narrative >>

Liberty High School

Location:
Renton, WA
Grade Level:
9-12
Technology Type:
PV System Size:
2.02 - kilowatts

Thanks to the generous support of Puget Sound Energy, Liberty High School received a 2.02-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system installation in August 2009. The system is mounted on a dual-axis tracker and Enphase microinverter technology, thanks to support from the Issaquah Schools Foundation, which allows the solar arrays to track the sun as it moves through the sky. 

As a Renewable School, Liberty High School is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their awarded PV system, and leveraging the system's performance data as an... Read full project narrative >>