Advanced Solar Industries and Namaste Solar installed a 2.6 MW solar photovoltaic system for Elizabethtown College. The system consists of 8,170 solar modules across 11 acres and uses a central inverter to convert the solar power to electricity that can power parts of the college. The solar project was designed and installed to provide renewable energy to the college for over 25 years while also offering educational benefits to students.

1. Elizabethtown
College
Solar
Project
2.6
MW
ELIZABETHTOWN,
PA

2. Project
Description
Advanced
Solar
Industries
served
as
the
on-­‐site
EPC
to
execute
the
2.6
MW
solar
project.
Namaste
Solar,
based
in
Boulder,
CO,
served
as
the
general
EPC,
and
together
we
installed
the
system
for
Community
Energy
Solar
who
will
own
and
operate
the
system
while
selling
reduced,
renewable
energy
to
Elizabethtown
College.

3. Solar
System
Details
2.6
MW
(DC)
8,170
Solar
Modules
11
acres
Central
inverter
with
step
up
transformer
Single
point
of
interconnection
3,400’
from
the
project
site
Operational
Q1,
2016

4. Ground
Mount
Racking
Each
of
the
posts
that
support
the
ground
mount
racking
structure
were
pounded
into
the
ground,
avoiding
the
use
of
concrete.
A
fully
engineered
soil
study
was
used
to
determine
the
depth
of
each
driven
post
in
order
to
meet
the
highest
engineering
standards.

5. Solar
Modules
There
are
8,170
solar
modules
on
the
11
acre
project
site.
The
entire
solar
array
consolidates
the
power
into
a
central
inverter,
which
changes
the
power
from
DC
to
AC
so
that
the
college
can
use
it
to
turn
on
lights,
run
computers,
power
HVAC
units,
etc.
At
times,
the
system
can
power
the
college
100%.

6. Education
Elizabethtown
College
sought
out
this
project
for
its
financial,
but
also
educational
benefits.
Early
on
we
met
with
professors
and
students
to
dialogue
about
how
this
system
could
be
used
to
enhance
curriculum
for
engineering,
business,
education,
and
environmental
students.

7. Solar=Longevity
Solar
is
a
long
term
play.
This
system
at
Elizabethtown
College
is
expected
produce
clean
power
for
25+
years.
It
produces
enough
power
to
cover
the
energy
usage
of
300
homes,
and
creates
zero
sound
and
air
pollution
for
the
neighbors.