Meadville Area Senior High School

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 , http://welcome.to/mcep - 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.