Merrill Middle School

Des Moines, IA
  • Right Now
  • Power
    Output
    0 w
  • Irradiance
    3 w / m2
  • Temperature
    Cell
    69°F
    Ambient
    66°F
  • Lifetime
  • 747 kwh
    1,046 lbs of CO2 Avoided

Weather

Cloudy at 10:54 pm CDT
73 °F/23 °C
Cloudy at 10:54 pm CDT
Wind direction: SE
Wind speed: 8 mph

System Specs

5/14/2008
1 kW

System Installer

  • Baker Electric
No Data Available for this time period.
Today, Merrill Middle School generated 0 Kilowatt-hours of electricity. From fossil-fueled sources, this amount of electricity would have emitted 0 lbs of CO2 into the atmosphere.

This could power:

  • An electric toothbrush for 0 sec
  • A 42" plasma-screen television for 0 sec
  • A typical video game system for 0 sec

Merrill Middle School is one of five schools nationally that is installing a solar panel array as a result of a Wells Fargo donation to the Solar 4R Schools program. The 1.1-kilowatt solar-electric project is designed to generate electricity and introduce students to renewable energy technology. As a participant in the Solar 4R Schools program, Merrill Middle School students and teachers have committed to undertaking a variety of educational endeavors, including incorporating the Solar 4R Schools classroom exercises into the existing curriculum at the school.