November 7th, 2011 |
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Nov 7, 2011
We’re not saying that a cool mustache is required to work on the Black Rock Solar Construction crew. But it sure helps.
Short-sleeved shirts and iced coffee have given way to heavy coats and hot chocolate as temperatures have plummeted and snow has fallen in northern Nevada the past week. The change of season hasn’t slowed down the Black Rock Solar construction crew- they are hard at work in Carson City, installing a 200-kW array for Western Nevada College, in the state’s capital.
Auguring holes, cutting pipe, building rebar cages, setting forms, and pouring concrete for over 550 piers, our crew is humming along on this largest array in Black Rock Solar history. The horizontal racking system will soon be attached, and the array will start to take shape.
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November 4th, 2011 |
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On November 17, 2011, the state of NV will come together for Nevada’s Big Give, 24 hours of online giving to benefit Nevada charities. Black Rock Solar is participating in this fundraising campaign. We are raising funds to install a solar array for a pet sanctuary at the Shade Tree, a homeless women and children’s shelter in Las Vegas. Will you help support us?
The Shade Tree is unique in the Western US in that it offers a pet sanctuary which allows women and children to escape abusive situations without leaving behind their pets. These pets help both the children and women recover more quickly, for as they soothe their pets, they also soothe themselves. The solar array for the Shade Tree’s pet sanctuary will provide shade for the animals, savings for the Shade Tree, and more joy for the women and children who need all the comfort they can get. Please help support this wonderful project!
We are looking to raise $20,000 to solarize the Shade Tree’s Pet Sanctuary. Any amount you can give will help. Please help Solarize the Shade Tree!
October 18th, 2011 |
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Black Rock Solar has just put the finishing touches on a new 50 kW array for the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribal Health Clinic. This is our third array for the tribe, following 31 kW at the Administrative Offices and 10 kW at the tribe’s arsenic treatment plant. Overall savings from the three projects is expected to be around $15,000 annually, or $375,000 over the course of 25 years – money that can be put to good use treating patients and improving services.
Photo credit: Mike Small
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October 13th, 2011 |
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Last Thursday Black Rock Solar commissioned a new 13.2 kW array for a group of senior residents in Yerington, Nevada. The array, designed as a shade structure, will provide electricity for four apartments in the Yerington Paiute Tribe Elder Complex, and savings of up to $2,400 annually for the residents.
Photo Credit: Mike Small 2011
Black Rock Solar worked closely on this project with Reno based Forever Awnings. Will Weber and his team designed and installed the beautiful structure that supports the solar panels and provides summertime shade for residents and their families.
Photo by Mike Small 2011
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