Macoskey Environmental Center - SRU
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GEO WALKER
N 41° 03.889 W 080° 02.082
17T E 581104 N 4546401
There are actually three PV Arrays used to generate electrical power for the facility. Two ground units and one smaller roof mount.
Waymark Code: WM21XX
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2007
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The system at Slippery Rock system went on line Jan. 15, 2007. The combination of the wind turbine and photovoltaic cells, or solar panels, have produced about 3,000 kilowatt hours of electricity. A kilowatt represents enough energy to illuminate a 100-watt light bulb for 10 hours.
Current information about its solar and wind energy production is available at the center's Web site, www.sru.edu/pages/756.asp.
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Type of system: Photovoltaic (electrical)
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