by Shane Henson — February 15, 2013—Panasonic Eco Solutions North America is assisting the University of Colorado-Boulder (CU-Boulder) in advancing its sustainability agenda through solar energy.
According to the company, it has completed a 500-kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation installation at the university. The system was developed and built by Panasonic with local support from Lighthouse Solar. Financing was provided by a subsidiary of Renewable Social Benefits Fund, which works with Panasonic to finance distributed generation solar projects in the United States and U.S. territories.
Panasonic says the new installation will help the university meet its short-term goal of powering the campus with green energy, reducing energy usage and cost, while fulfilling part of its long-term goal for a carbon-neutral campus, outlined in the pledge made by former CU-Boulder Chancellor G.P. “Bud” Peterson to the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC).
The CU-Boulder solar installation is on the university’s East Campus, in the heart of the 220-acre CU Research Park, home to the University of Colorado’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, and the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building. The 500 kW ground-mounted solar panels will provide clean energy power generation to both research facilities and buildings throughout the Boulder campus.
