Solar

Solar Installations that Provide Power to Grinnell College

  • Solar farm

    Pioneer Solar LLC

    A 4-MW solar array just north of campus along 16th Avenue generates an estimated 6.3 million kWh per year, approximately one-third of the campus’s electricity consumption.

  • wind turbine in the daylight

    Environmental Education Center Solar

    A wind turbine produces 25% of the electricity used by the EEC at Grinnell’s Conard Environmental Research Area; the solar array is designed to provide the remaining 75%.

  • FM office and warehouse buildings topped with solar arrays

    Facilities Management Office Building Solar

    The Facilities Management Office Building, located next to the warehouse, receives 18% of its power from the solar array installed in 2014.

  • solar array on corrogated metal roof

    Facilities Management Warehouse Solar

    Installed in 2018, the FM warehouse solar array provides 70% of the building’s electricity.

  • Solar array near the campus garden

    GAME House and Electric Car–Charging Station Solar

    A solar array located between GAME House at 1128 East Street and the electric car–charging station provides 100% of the project house’s electricity.

  • preschool solar array

    Grinnell College Preschool Solar

    One of the first at the College, the preschool's solar array meets roughly 6% of the building’s electricity needs.

  • Solar array on the roof of the old glove factory.

    Old Glove Factory Solar

    Solar panels on its roof provide 14% of electricity to the Old Glove Factory.

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