NEW ARRAYS COMPLETE AT PYRAMID LAKE AND CHILDREN’S CABINET

More clean kilowatts for tribe members and needy families

Black Rock Solar has finished construction of two new projects, a 130 kW array for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, and a 15 kW array for the Children’s Cabinet.  We’re honored to work with both of these partners and wanted to share a series of photos celebrating the completion of these arrays.

Black Rock Solar Crew Supervisor Dustin Christiansen

Big clouds at Pyramid Lake High School.

BRS Crew Member Felipe Mares

State Route 447, a familiar road for many.

BRS Construction Manager Tom Thompson

The finished array at Pyramid Lake High School

A different view

BRS Crew Member Mark Craig

Nixon, Nevada

BRS Crew Member Doug Martin

Next door at the Pyramid Lake Museum and Visitor Center

Looking good.

Rock Stars

Felipe Mares & Dave Lasky at the Children's Cabinet

BRS Crew Supervisor Dave Lasky on the steep roof of the Children's Cabinet in Midtown Reno

Downtown Reno skyline

The finished product, 15 kW

Many thanks to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Children’s Cabinet for working closely with Black Rock Solar on these special projects.

Posted by Marnee Benson; photos by Marnee Benson, Tom Thompson, and Mike Small

HIGH SCHOOL ARRAY IS 9TH FOR PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

Believed to be most solar per capita of any community across the country

Black Rock Solar has once again partnered with the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe to install clean, renewable energy in Nixon, Nevada.  This 130 kW array, the 4th for the Junior-Senior High School, will effectively offset 100% of the school’s current annual electricity consumption.  We believe Nixon to be the community with the most distributed solar PV per capita in the U.S.

Eli Lyon working on the racking structure

These projects are especially meaningful to Black Rock Solar, as the Pyramid Lake Tribe was the first to extend a welcome to our tiny upstart organization back in 2008.  Since that time, we’ve worked closely with tribal leaders to install 431 kW of solar in their community.

Pouring concrete

The savings from this array will save the school and the tribe close to $20,000 per year, money that can be put to better use for students and educators.  For those who travel between Reno and the Black Rock Desert, you’ll be able to spot this array just off Hwy 447 past the Museum & Visitor’s Center, where our arrowhead array resides.

Jeremy Walker in the cloud of Awesomeness

Posted by Marnee Benson