This system will produce approximately 140,000 kWH of power for the school in an average year and will avoid the creation of 146 tons of CO2 per year. For reference, a ton of CO2 is the equivalent of burning 100 gallons of gas. We are expecting this system to provide 50% of the energy used by the PSHS Athletic House in an average year.

This system was designed by students participating in the Energy and Power Program at Caperton Center for Applied Technology. These students worked for a year developing the economic model, laying out panels on the roof around other existing features, connecting the circuiting into the inverters, and finally witnessed the completed installation. Pictured is Chip Pickering speaking with students that toured the Parkersburg High School installation and then designed this system.