I've just noticed over on Springboard, a Greensboro blog, a piece about the Solar PV Picnic area at the State Zoo. This was installed late last year by the good folks at Carolina Solar Energy, who were responsible for the 75.6 KW system at NC State among other great works.
The array has 9,600 sq ft of solar collectors mounted onto three large picnic pavilions. Its total capacity is for 104 KW of electricity. The electricity is being sold to the electric grid via Randolph Electric Membership Corporation with a subsidy from NC Green Power. The project began generating electricity last December.
The Zoo rents the shelters out for catered events and they include interactive graphics explaining how solar power generation works. One of the things I like best is the web-based read out you can view here.
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