Louisville, CO, November 4, 2010 – The Geological Society of America (GSA) recently celebrated the completion of a 65 kW solar energy system atop its Boulder headquarters. The new array provides 35 percent of the annual electric consumption for the building, avoiding the emission of over 160,000 lbs of carbon dioxide each year.
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As one of the leading sustainable universities in the nation, Colorado State University (CSU) is committed to utilizing renewable energy to power their operations and reduce operating costs. In June of 2009, Bella Energy completed a prominent solar array on the Engineering Building of CSU’s Fort Collins campus.
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Boulder County and Bella Energy have installed a 200kW solar electric systems on the Justice Center at 1777 6th Street, Boulder.
The project was financed using an innovative financial partnership with Conergy Finance Program that maximizes the County’s return on investment and minimizes up-front costs. Bella Energy designed and installed the systems.
Total energy production will be approximately 280,000 kilowatt hours per year, covering 15% of the building’s energy. A Fat Spaniel computer-based monitoring system will track energy production and consumption data, accessible to the public over the internet.
Bella Energy provided solar electric systems and on-line data monitoring systems for Guadalupe Elementary and Antonito High School in San Luis Valley to reduce electricity bills and to educate students about renewable energy using an on-line monitoring system for schools called Solar Schoolhouse.
Bella Energy partnered with EMC Engineers, which operates energy efficiency programs for the San Luis Valley School District. EMC arranged for a grant to pay for energy efficiency renovations, including the solar systems.
A Bella Energy 100 kilowatt solar system on Kent Denver School provides clean, renewable energy while teaching students about environmental stewardship.
Kent Denver is a private college preparatory middle/high school in South Denver that strives to build a community of responsible citizens.
Whenever Buffalo Bill slept at his own Sheridan Inn in the late 1800s, his lights were powered by a threshing machine engine burning dirty coal. Today, if you stay there your lights will be powered by clean, green solar energy.
Bella Energy has donated a 10 kilowatt solar electric system to the City of Boulder for the George Reynolds Branch Library, 3595 Table Mesa Drive, valued at $35,000 after rebate.
Bella Energy has installed unique solar roofing tiles on a Boulder family home. The big 7kW solar roofing tile system is a local example of the many building integrated solar equipment products increasingly making its way from the successful European solar industry.
The largest residential solar electric system in Colorado is still standing after a Class F3 tornado blew through Northern Colorado on May 22. Tornados are rated 1-5, with 5 being the strongest.
The property has three 10 kilowatt systems, made up of 170 panels at 30 kilowatt each. The ground-mounted structures held up to 150 mph winds while telephone poles nearby snapped like toothpicks. And no flying panels either! Solar panels tipped at an angle can catch the wind like a sail, but these remained intact, producing power.
A 40 kilowatt solar electric system powers pet toy manufacturer Kong Company at their headquarters and manufacturing facility in Golden, CO. Made up of 228 Conergy 175 watt modules the photovoltaic system covers 4,750 square feet of the building’s flat top roof, installed at a south facing 10 degree angle to collect energy from the sun.
