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University Solar Capacity Rose 450% in 3 Years

Environmental Leader

October 7, 2011

Installed solar capacity in the higher education sector has grown 450 percent over the last three years , according to research by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. AASHE has compiled a database that details hundreds of campus solar photovoltaic installations. There is currently 137 MW of solar capacity installed on U.S. higher education campuses. Since 2009, the median project size has grown six fold, the database shows. Data shows a 40 percent drop in the installed cost of campus solar over the last four years.

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