One of, if not the Largest Solar Projects by a Community College in the Nation and Arguably the Most Unique and Complex
Current Campus Energy Consumption
6,416,560 kWh’s at a current cost of $673,991 / year
Total Number of Meters Supported by the Solar Generation
12 Meters
5 – Supported by Solar Ground Arrays Across Campus
4 – Supported by Solar Roof Arrays
Total Number of Solar Modules (Panels)
5,800 Bi-facial Modules
Total Number of String Inverters
42 Inverters
Total Miles of Wire Installed
Over 8 Miles
Total Number of Generators
9 Kohler Natural Gas Generators being installed for Load Shedding
2 – 150kW for McCallister
1 – 150kW for Rec Center, Auditorium, Activity Center, Careers, Dinning
1 – 80kW for Admin, Central Plant
Total Solar Generation – 2,547 kW DC (2.55 MW DC) producing:
3,565,496 kWh’s (3.565 MWH’s) or $392,200 / Year
Percent of Current Consumption Replacement
Approximately 58%
Reduces Energy Cost by over $10.7MM in the next 25 Years
To learn more about this project, watch the video below created by North Iowa Area Community College.
NIACC Solar Project
Mason City, IA
$6 Million
Summer 2020