Solar

44.4 kW solar electric roof produces about 30% of electricity needs and offsets $10,000 or 45% of energy costs annually. Milwaukee County Photo courtesy of Gustavo Mayorga

Child Care Center offsets 85% of its hot water needs producing 505 therms annually of solar heated hot water. La Crosse, Wisconsin Photo courtesy of Gundersen Health System

Auto-solder Optimus Attaching junction box Soldering Strings Helios Solar Works was a Milwaukee-based company that manufactured high-performance mono-crystalline solar modules for solar electric systems. High-quality components and an advanced, automated manufacturing platform created modules that …

11kW solar array. Energy On WI May tour. Milwaukee, Wisconsin Photo courtesy of Sherrie Gruder

32 panels heat the 200,000 gallon indoor pool and save an estimated 3,842 therms and $6,850 in natural gas costs annually. Osceola, WI Photo courtesy of Osceola School District

Meeting attendee Dean Wolf of Milwaukee Solar, LLC was kind enough to give us a pre-tour of the solar array he installed for Growing Power. Milwaukee, WI Photo courtesy of Megan Levy

At Johnson Controls Headquarters, 1,452 ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels generate 320,000 kWh of electricity per year, while 14,355 SF of roof-mounted PV panels generate an additional 150,000 kWh per year. One of the largest …

The 1881 lighthouse on Sand Island, one of the Apostle Islands and a National park, uses solar light replacing 600 gallons of kerosene oil per season. Sand Island Bayfield, WI Photo courtesy of National Park …

H&H Solar recently completed the installation of a solar thermal system on the roof of the Milwaukee School of Engineering Public Safety Building. The solar thermal system includes 14 flat plate solar panels and 3, …

The City of Jefferson contracted with Half Moon Ventures to develop a 1MW, 3,600-panel solar park on 7 acres of city-owned land in its North Industrial Park. Half Moon Ventures plans to own the project over its …