COMMUNITY COLLEGE FLIPS SWITCH FOR CLEAN ENERGY

201 kW is largest array to date for Black Rock Solar

Black Rock Solar and Western Nevada College teamed up last fall to build a 201 kW array for the college’s Carson City campus.  The array was completed in December and commissioned Monday morning under a bright, sunny sky in Nevada’s capital city.

Director of Facilities Planning & Management for WNC, Dave Rollings, turns on one of the 100-kW inverters

As part of each installation, Black Rock Solar provides solar array orientation and safety training to the site host.  We also provide important information about long-term maintenance to ensure maximum efficiency over the course of the life-span of the array.

Orientation & safety training at WNC

Many thanks to Western Nevada College for being such a great partner on this project!

Posted by Marnee Benson

CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE AT WESTERN NEVADA COLLEGE

200 kW array is largest ever for Black Rock Solar and first on WNC campus

Western Nevada College has a sparkling new solar array, completed just last week.   The 200 kW array is the largest ever built by BRS and will save the school about $28,000 in the first year alone.

200 kW at WNC

The college, located in Nevada’s capitol, Carson City, helps students prepare for careers in dozens of fields including Construction Management and Engineering Science.  Included in the Spring 2012 course offerings is Introduction to Alternative Energy where students will be able to study data from the new array to determine output, savings, and seasonal variations.

Founding crew member Eli Lyons puts on the finishing touches at WNC

We welcomed several awesome new crew members to this project, including a second Eli.

Eli Smith, werkin it

Western Nevada College has been a terrific partner on this project, and we’re already looking forward to our next collaboration in summer 2012.

Posted by Marnee Benson