Solar panels on U of MN building

UOP at U of MN - U of MN photo

Solar panels will be going on a U of MN building the University Office Plaza as reported in the MN Daily.  It is adjacent to the light rail station (LRT) and the U of MN TCF Bank stadium.  The installation is expected to reduce the electrical load by 3- 5%.  Recommissioning of the building will save an additional 15- 20%.  After the panels are installed there will be an online interface allowing people to keep track of the amount of energy saved.

It will be interesting to see how this progresses as I have worked with this building for many years.  The building has a good location.  Tracking the cold climate maintenance issues associated with the solar panels and the effectiveness of the installation will help with future projects.  I will post pictures after the panels have been installed and provide a link to the monitoring web site.