Address: Wurtland, Kentucky
Location:38 degrees, 55 minutes latitude, 82 degrees, 77 minutes longitude;
ground-mounted on a single post
Footprint: 8.5 feet by 11 feet
Array orientation (tilt): 45 degree tilt facing due south
Solar panels: 20, 50 watt Siemans photovoltaic panels
Solar project electricity generation: 1,000 watts capacity
Connections to school: The panels are electrically connected to the school
building through an inverter converting DC to AC. (no storage batteries in the system)
School total floor area:
School floor levels: One
Internet Weather Map Sites
http://www.intellicast.com
(Ashland, Kentucky is the largest
nearby city; view satellite, radar maps; view SUNCAST graphic for amounts of sunshine
in SKICAST)
http://www.weather.com (lists
local sunshine and sunset times)