Arizona State University Energizes West Campus with (3.3 MW) Solar Project

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ASU energizes West campus with large solar project Arizona State University has begun an ambitious project to install 3.3 MW of renewable energy capacity via solar cells on its West campus.

"The project primarily will utilize open space on the West campus and will meet nearly all of its energy needs", said David Brixen, ASU interim vice president of university services. It is part of the second phase of ASU’s overall solarization project on all of its campuses.

“The new solar photovoltaic system at ASU West is a significant investment for our campus,” said ASU President Michael Crow. “It is a smart investment in that it will pay back in annual dividends to ASU and to Arizona by taking the West campus partially off the traditional energy grid and putting it on one that is based on a renewable and sustainable energy source that does not pollute our environment.”

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The West campus solar project is part of an overall effort by Arizona State University to transition to renewable energy systems for its power. Already, the Tempe campus has built solar photovoltaic systems that produce approximately 2 MW of power. When phase 2 of this project is completed, ASU will have built solar cell systems that generate more than 10 MW of power on all of its four campuses, Brixen said.

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