Address: Meadville Area Senior High school
930 North St.
Meadville PA, 16335
Location: 42N latitude, 80W longitude,
ground-mounted, north side of school
Array orientation: Facing south with a 45 degree tilt to horizon
Solar Panels: 20 Siemans SM-50 modules
Solar Project Electricity Generation: 1,000 watts
Number of Panels: 20 panels rated at 53 watts each
Footprint: 6 by 14 feet, pole mount
Connections to school: Grid tied Advanced Energy inverter/converts
DC to AC/ no storage batteries. Other connections include: 1) meter that displays
total electrical output by system and 2) website that records and displays daily
output levels.
Number of Students: 1100
Website: www.craw.org
- solar page links from each of these sites.
Telephone: (814) 336-1121
Contact: Rob Radnich, Physics Instructor, Meadville Area Senior
High (814) 336-1121, rradnich@craw.org
Kathy Greely, Meadville Community Energy Project (814) 332-2986,
kgreely@allegheny.edu
Partners: American Electric Power, Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund,
Vestar, College Schools Collaborative, The Foundation For Environmental Education,
Third Sun Renewable Energy, and Ohio Energy Project.