欧美口爆视频 is famous for generous levels of sunshine 鈥� and 欧美口爆视频 is looking for ways to harness those rays for more than just vitamin D.

In one of the latest steps by campus leadership to drive down emissions and increase energy efficiency, the university is scheduled to begin construction next summer on the East Campus solar array, a two-acre, ground-based panel system with a $7.8 million price tag. The project will be the largest of 欧美口爆视频 Boulder鈥檚 16 existing solar arrays, all of which are located on Main Campus buildings.

鈥淲e鈥檙e aiming to source about 10 percent of our electrical usage from renewables,鈥� said Chris Ewing (EnvDes鈥�96), vice chancellor for infrastructure and sustainability at 欧美口爆视频 Boulder. 鈥淭his project will get us up there closer to 4 or 5 percent, halfway to our goal.鈥�

The 1.1 megawatt ground-mounted solar array is projected to offset 1.4 million kilowatt hours annually, amounting to about 1.3% of 欧美口爆视频 Boulder鈥檚 annual electricity usage.

The project supports 欧美口爆视频鈥檚 Climate Action Plan, which aims to reduce campus emissions 50% by 2030 and completely decarbonize by 2050.

鈥淲e鈥檙e in the midst of a climate crisis, and we need to do our part to reduce our carbon emissions,鈥� said Ewing. 鈥淭he other part of the argument is that it makes good business sense. If we invest in solar panels now, that鈥檚 1.1 megawatts of power that we don鈥檛 have to worry about month after month. It will pay for itself after 20 years.鈥�

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