12/26/2023 0 Comments Educational video toolkitSome of the materials included in this toolkit were originally presented at the 2020 American Society for Engineering Education conference, and this event is referenced in these resources. In 2019, Madison College commissioned the largest rooftop solar photovoltaic system in Wisconsin, and many of the tools and resources in this toolkit reference that system, or are derived from that installation project. Significant resources have also been contributed by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, which administers the Solar on Schools grant program in the State of Wisconsin. The materials included in this toolkit are based on the experiences of Madison College and other schools that are part of the CREATE network. Many more have solar projects under development, and countless others are certain to pursue solar projects in the upcoming years. Several of these schools were pioneers and early adopters who have already completed solar installations for their institutions. The CREATE network includes over 600 faculty and administrators representing hundreds of colleges, universities, and public school districts in all 50 states and three U.S. The Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education (CREATE) is funded by the National Science Foundation and led by Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin. School buildings consume considerable amounts of electricity, especially those that use electricity for heating and/or cooling of the building space.Īlthough there are substantial differences between school buildings, and substantial regional differences in retail electrical pricing, it is increasingly the case that investing in solar electricity can provide significant financial benefits to schools in most parts of the U.S. Outside of personnel, energy is one of the largest operational costs that schools must address. The increased scale and reduced cost of photovoltaic technology now makes solar PV an attractive investment for schools. Over the past several years, the scale of solar installations has grown from residential systems sized to provide energy for single family homes, to systems large enough to power commercial or industrial buildings, to community-owned systems large enough to power whole neighborhoods, to utility scale systems designed to support the greater electrical grid. The solar photovoltaic (PV) industry has been one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy for the past decade, and the solar workforce has been one of the fastest growing opportunities for employment. As of 2020, solar electricity is now the cheapest form of energy available for most of the world.
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