campus Solar Expansion

An important goal of the Mines Sustainability Plan is to increase the use of renewable energy on campus to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, save money, and provide learning opportunities for students at Mines studying renewable energy engineering. Mines has installed 1.5 megawatts of solar on campus. Below is a photo gallery with details about individual solar installations installed in 2021 and 2022. Drone video of the solar installations is available here.

Solar Photo Gallery

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Green Center

System capacity: 372 kW. Power Produced: in Year 1: 507,122 kWh

STEINHAUER FIELDHOUSE

System capacity: 241 kW. Power Produced in Year 1: 328,208 kWh

KORELL ATHLETIC CENTER

System capacity: 83 kW. Power Produced in Year 1: 110,298 kWh

STUDENT RECREATION CENTER

System capacity: 186 kW. Power Produced in Year 1: 251,144 kWh

GRL ANNEX BLDG.

System capacity: 83 kW. Year 1 Power Produced: 106,415 kWh

MAINTENANCE SHOP MINES PARK

System capacity: 42 kW. Year 1 Power Produced: 57,958 kWh

SOLAR CANOPY K LOT

System capacity: 495 kW. Year 1 Power Produced: 670,011 kWh

Still photos of project work at School of Mines in Golden, CO

Still photos of project work at School of Mines in Golden, CO

1750 JACKSON STREET

System capacity: 56 kW

MCNEIL HALL PARKING GARAGE

System capacity: 74 kW