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Sun Power for Schools

Coastal Electric Cooperative has put up a 1.2 kw solar panel system at Richmond Hill High School.
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  • Before we began building anything we had lots of discussion. First we had to get a "green light" for the project. Then we discussed where the system would go.
  • Discussion included details about where we would install equipment to tie the energy generated by the system into our system and where we would put the equipment tracking the output of the solar panel system.
  • The system's installation began with burying a 21 foot pole into 6 feet of concrete.
  • The pole was set in the concrete on a Friday afternoon and the next day the installation began.
  • The system was installed by OneWorld Sustainable Energy. Given that the system was installed on Saturday the contractors had plenty of room to spread out their materials and tools. They began about 9 a.m. on Saturday and finished about 4 p.m. on Saturday. After they left, there was still final details for the electrician and issues to make an Internet connection work. That was a job for another day.
  • There are six panels like the one above on the solar array. Each panel is 1.81 inches thick and is 5 feet by 2.5 feet.
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  • The contractors started by building a frame on the pole. Then they attached the panels.
  • Attaching the panels didn't take long, but the contractors also had to install recording devices.
  • The contractors installed an ambient temperature device
  • This device is part of the data monitor system. The panel is rigged to tell a computer via Internet how much energy it is generating, the temperature of the air and the temperature of the solar panels, too.
  • Contractors getting closer to finishing.
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  • Coastal Electric celebrated the installation with a ribbon cutting. U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston joined them for the celebration, along with Dr. Sallie Brewer, superintendent of schools, Dr. Charles Spann, School Board member Mary Warnell, Coastal Electric board member Walter Meeks and teachers at Richmond Hill High School.
  • The final product - now are next step is incorporating the data from the system into the lesson plans at school.
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