NRG Energy, a company with power plants in Connecticut, is building several large solar arrays at schools in Arizona.
The company’s subsidiary NRG Solar will build 12 large solar pavilions at schools of Continental Elementary School District in Green Valley, south of Tucson and the Gila Bend Unified School District, southwest of Phoenix. Other large scale projects are planned for Payson Unified School District and Arlington Elementary School District.
The solar cells on these pavilions will collectively generate more than 2.5 megawatts of power for the schools, roughly the same amount of power consumed by more than 2,000 homes.
“With this project, we’re not only creating clean, renewable solar energy, we’re investing in the imagination of youths across Arizona,” said David Crane, president and CEO of NRG Energy, in a statement. “The solar pavilions, which can be sized to provide customized clean energy solutions for each school, give students a dynamic, new learning experience while helping Arizona to meet its growing energy needs cleanly and sustainably.”
