SALISBURY, MD --- Salisbury University President Janet Dudley-Eshbach joined SU administrators and representatives from Standard Solar to celebrate SU’s new solar parking canopy on Tuesday, August 22, following completion of the summer-long project.
Solar panels covering SU’s Parking Lot H, on College Avenue, will collect energy from the sun to help power adjacent academic buildings while providing shade for vehicles using the lot.
The panels will generate approximately 765,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually, according to Wayne Shelton, SU director of campus sustainability and environmental safety. They are expected to provide the equivalent of 100 percent of the electricity needed to power the combined annual operation of three SU residence halls: Manokin, Pocomoke and Wicomico.
Standard Solar, the contractor installing the system, will own, operate and maintain it for 20 years, after which ownership will revert to SU. The project also will include an educational display listing performance data and related information.
“The environmental, educational and sustainability value of the project was the driving factor in the decision to install,” Shelton said, adding that an educational kiosk slated for installation in adjacent Conway Hall will allow students and others to see exactly how much electricity the canopy is producing in real time and cumulatively.
The installation also includes five electric vehicle charging (EVC) stations, more than tripling the number on campus. SU’s inaugural EVC stations, unveiled with the opening of Perdue Hall in 2011, were the first to be publicly available on the Eastern Shore.
Two Sea Gulls from SU’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business helped play a part in the project. M.B.A. graduate Sam Hopkins ’15 is a branch manager for Paradise Energy Solutions, a subcontractor for the canopy. Current M.B.A. student Warren Miller is a regional sales manager for the company.
i thought the same thing- i hope they are hurricane or tornado proof.
ReplyDeleteLOL....what's the chances of that happening???? If it's true these won't be the only ones to blow away!
ReplyDeleteAs usual what is the cost of this solar project? What is the savings over 20 years versus paying the monthly bill? After the 20 year life of the system, and the time it is turned over to SU, it will have to be replaced? Other than the pres of SU who will use the solar stations for her car, who else will use these stations?
ReplyDeleteIs this a good deal for all, or a better deal for a few?
Thanks,but they're good.
ReplyDeleteTalk about flying debris hazard if those panels break off!
ReplyDeleteDon't be worried about what happens in 20 years. The U has more than enough money to buy an updated system, which, incidentally, will be much more inexpensive.
ReplyDeleteWor-Wic is getting them, too. They will begin installation this October in the parking lot next to Rt. 50.
ReplyDeleteConway Hall?? WTF!
ReplyDeleteThose are airplane wings!!!!!
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