New solar power plant up and running at CSU
Feb 1, 2011 By The Associated Press
Fort Collins, Colo. (AP) — Colorado State University says a 5.3-megawatt solar plant on its Foothills Campus in Fort Collins has started producing electricity.
CSU says the plant started producing power in December. Fotowatio Renewable Ventures owns and operates it, and CSU is buying power produced by it at a fixed rate for 20 years. Xcel Energy Inc. is buying renewable energy credits from the plant, which CSU says helped offset construction costs.
The plant will provide one-third of electricity needs on the Foothills Campus, about three miles west of the main campus.
CSU says that according to the most recent statistics compiled by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, the project is one of the largest at a U.S. university.
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
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