Solar installer Renu Energy Solutions has completed a new 64-panel solar installation at the University of North Carolina Asheville (UNC Asheville).
The solar array is expected to provide 37,000 kWh for the grid infrastructure at the university. It will offset about 30 tons of CO2 emissions annually for the campus and support the university’s energy efficiency and sustainability standards.
“The Reuter Center solar installation doubled UNC Asheville’s solar power production and was our first renewable energy project since committing to carbon neutrality by 2050," UNC Asheville’s Co-Director of Sustainability Jackie Hamstead said. "In addition to the climate impacts, this project will offset $920,000 in utility costs for the university over the life of the system.”
This installation and the solar installation Renu completed in May at New Belgium Brewing are part of the firm’s efforts to bring solar to the Asheville community.
UNC Asheville is the only liberal arts and sciences campus in the University of North Carolina system. Situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the campus is home to more than 3,000 undergraduate students and hundreds of faculty members.