The campus has come a long way since then.
Colorado state university solar panels.
That first array generated 18 9 kilowatts of electricity.
Csu has a solar power system that generates 8 500 000 kwh annually that s 1 000 watts every hour for 8 5 million hours and provides students with hands on experience in solar power hardware maintenance and output analysis.
Colorado state university installed its first array of photovoltaic solar panels a decade ago on the roof of the engineering building.
The team is supported by a grant from the u s.
Who meet the innovative faculty researchers students and staff of the energy institute.
The mission of the colorado state university energy institute is to develop innovative solutions to energy challenges that achieve global impact.
Roughly 30 acres of the campus are designated to solar arrays that generate real.
Csu pueblo recently signed a power purchase agreement to bring a 17 million solar panel power project to the university as the main generating source for the academic campus.
Today the campus has a total of 14 solar arrays that collectively generate 6 754 kilowatts.