Denison s solar array has a generation capacity of 2 3 mw solar array and produces 2 800 000 kwh.
Bioreserve solar panel denison university area acres 2017.
The solar arrays are owned by aep and located on university land.
Denison currently receives 15 of its energy from solar energy.
Nearly 650 solar companies signed a letter to congress on july 13 2020 urging them to include policies that will support the solar industry as the u s.
In the nearly two years since denison university announced its plan to install about 5 000 solar panels on its biological reserve not a single ray of sunlight has been harnessed into electricity.
One day it s sunny and 60 f the next day it.
Denison solar array project seeks permit announcements updates denison university is seeking a conditional use permit to install solar array panels on approximately 10 acres in the college s biological reserve just east of ohio 161 on the village s north end.
Denison university s pollinator friendly solar array is the first of its kind in the state of ohio and the first in a five state area demonstrating an innovative and productive use for the land under and around ground mounted solar panels.
According to a 2006 study by the national renewable energy laboratory kansas tied in eighth for energy potential for solar power based on the sun index at 0 95 comparison of solar power potential by state.
This array along with a smaller teaching array located behind denison s red barn recycling station became active in 2017.
Also at biological reserve.
The biological reserve is 350 acres including forest orchards old plantations ponds and former agricultural fields and is commonly used for research.
The list includes many of the largest manufacturers owners developers installers and operators of solar projects across the country.
Denison university is a leader among the nation s liberal arts colleges offering some 60 academic programs to 2 200 students in granville ohio.
Our largest solar array comprised of 6750 panels located on a 10 acre degraded field in the college s bioreserve provides 2 3 megawatts of energy.
Renewable energy through the power of the sun.
Recent research has shown that kansas has a high potential for solar power energy.
Bio buzz denison university department of biology november 2017 issue 14 well it s that time of year again.
Polly anderson field station use academic campus life.
