Boy Scout Camp Kootaga
Pickering Energy Solutions (PES) has donated a solar power system on the roof of the Pool Facility at Camp Kootaga. This system is comprised of 40 US-made SolarWorld SW-300 solar modules, each rated at 300 Watts. The peak DC power available from the system is 12 kW.
This system was designed and installed by Appalachian Renewable Power, and will convert the DC power produced by the panels into AC power which is synchronized with the building’s AC service from Mon Power. By using Enphase IQ6+ microinverters, each individual solar panel on the roof is optimized for its individual orientation and instantaneous solar production. Because of West Virginia’s Net Metering regulations the solar system is able to be optimized for the building, with excess power flowing back into the grid for use by other buildings during high production times.
By installing solar panels on the roof of its building, the Boy Scout Camp is producing about ½ of its annual use by the pool facility using clean, renewable energy. By generating their own solar power they are able to avoid the release of 15 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere annually, which is the equivalent to the CO2 output of 12 acres of trees. This is roughly equivalent to the annual output of 3 automobiles.
