Wesleyan College
West Virginia Wesleyan College has an Engineering Physics program and was interested in having a solar PV system in order to 1) begin to understand and work with this renewable energy technology and 2) to integrate with the other streategies in their sustainability program while demonstrating the benefits of renewable energy.
For our Earth Day celebration in 2016 Pickering Energy Solutions donated a 6 kW system to WV Wesleyan. This system, comprising 21 solar panels, will generally provide about 1/2 of the amount of power used in an average American home, will provide approximately $ 600. worth of renewable energy annually, and will avoid the yearly emission of about 6 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.
This system uses SolarWorld 285W panels and Enphase M250 microinverters. These microinverters individually report to the production website, so the students can monitor the production, analyze weather patterns, and understand how renewable energy can become integrated into our energy mix.
Our thanks go out to the Facilities Maintenance group who provided much needed help for our program, and special thanks to Wyatt Strickler, who assisted with the installation of the panels on the roof of the library. Wyatt will be an intern with us during the summer of 2016.
