Waukesha County Technical College
- Location
- 800 Main St.
Pewaukee, WI
- Operational date
- October 2009
- Project
- 11.52-kilowatt solar array (2 fixed-mount and 2 dual-axis trackers)
- Total project cost
- $141,260
- Incentive
- $45,535 from We Energies
$32,002 from Focus on Energy
- Estimated savings achieved
- $1,280 per year in electricity savings
- Success
- With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) is committed
to energy efficiency and to using renewable energy and incorporates energy efficiency and renewable energy
concepts in its classes. The emphasis on sustainability helps makes the college a good corporate citizen and
helps its students prepare for jobs today and the future.
- With financial assistance from We Energies and Focus on Energy, WCTC installed a solar photovoltaic electrical
generation system at the Pewaukee Campus to provide electrical energy to the college and an opportunity for
related instruction. The 11.52-kilowatt system, made up of four pole-mounted solar arrays, is along the main
road between the RTA Education Center and the Service building. Each array has 16 solar panels mounted to the
poles. Two of the poles have arrays that are fixed to face south. The other two poles have tracking solar
arrays that follow the sun like sunflowers. The tracking arrays begin facing east in the morning and track the
sun as it moves west.
- Contact information
- Ray J. Walter, Ph.D.
Manager - Renewable Energy and Sustainability
Waukesha County Technical College
800 Main St.
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Phone: 262-691-5356
Fax: 262-691-5593
