German American School of Portland

Beaverton, OR

As of 8:11pm
Power

Output

0.0 w
Irradiance

4.7 w / m²
Temperature

Cell

44°F

Ambient

47°F

Lifetime
26,000.7 kwh

36,401.0 lbs of CO₂ Avoided

Weather

49 °F/9 °C

Cloudy at 4:52 pm PST

Wind direction: E

Wind speed: 7 mph

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System Specs

Install Date:

Size: 8 kW

Module tilt: 20.0°

Module orientation: 180.0° from North

Percent shading:

Sun Chart:

Learn about Equipment Specs

System Installer

Christenson Electric, Inc.

Today, German American School of Portland generated 10.4 Kilowatt-hours of electricity. From fossil-fueled sources, this amount of electricity would have emitted 14.6 lbs of CO₂ into the atmosphere.

This could power:

An electric toothbrush for 41 weeks
A 42" plasma-screen television for 20 hours
A typical video game system for 3 weeks

German American School of Portland (GSP) is located in Beaverton, Oregon and is home to one of the largest PV system on a school in the state, as of January 2009. Under peak sun conditions, the 7.8 kW system can generate enough electricity to light more than 560 compact fluorescent light bulbs. The PV system was donated by SolarWorld USA, with additional funding provided by PGE and Energy Trust of Oregon. BEF provided project management and educational materials.