Molalla High School

Molalla, OR
  • As of 11:12am
  • Power
    Output
    73.0 w
  • Irradiance
    58.4 w / m2
  • Temperature
    Cell
    2,498°F
    Ambient
    47°F
  • Lifetime
  • 6,039.5 kwh
    8,455.3 lbs of CO2 Avoided

Weather

Fair at 8:52 am PST
49 °F/9 °C
Fair at 8:52 am PST
Wind direction: NE
Wind speed: 13 mph

System Specs

1 kW
40.0°
190.0° from North

System Installer

  • Christenson Electric, Inc.
Today, Molalla High School generated 0.4 Kilowatt-hours of electricity. From fossil-fueled sources, this amount of electricity would have emitted 0.6 lbs of CO2 into the atmosphere.

This could power:

  • An electric toothbrush for 1 week
  • A 42" plasma-screen television for 48 min
  • A typical video game system for 20 hours

Dubbed “Pipa Y’ai” (“Sun for Man” in Molalla tribal dialect) the Molalla High School (Oregon) 1.1 kW solar-electric installation is the seventh Solar 4R Schools project to come from BEF’s collaboration with Portland General Electric and Energy Trust of Oregon. Using Molalla’s own system as a model, students are able to study various techniques for mounting residential photovoltaic systems. In addition, by creating a documentary film focused on the installation and operation of the project, the school’s Video Production class utilized the solar-electric system in an equally interesting way.