Solar Initiative

ASU is advancing an unparalleled effort to install 12MW of solar power across its campuses. Completion of the phase one solar installations launches the capacity to produce 1.88MW of electricity—enough for nearly 500 Arizona homes. The combined phase one installations (1.88MW) are the largest solar portfolio on a single U.S. university campus.

The Apache and Stadium Parking Structure installations are the largest non-utility owned installations in Arizona, and the roof of the Tyler Street Parking Structure houses a 30kW photovoltaic system. Sun Devil supporters who utilize the Sun Devil Stadium Parking Structure can be proud to support Sun Devil Athletics and the environment. The roof of the Stadium Parking Structure houses a 711kW photovoltaic system, the second-largest in the ASU Solarization Initiative. The roof of the Apache Boulevard Parking Structure houses a 880kW photovoltaic system, the largest in the ASU Solarization Initiative. The parking structure arrays generate energy for internal lights and provide shade for parked cars during the day. The receptors on the solar array produce energy during peak energy and parking demand hours, allowing the university to conserve energy and reduce harmful emissions. Six of the Tempe campus parking structures utilize light emitting-diode (LED) fixtures that reduce annual energy consumption in those structures by 59 percent.

The Biodesign A and B buildings also support a 150kW solar photovoltaic roof system, which will generate 10 percent of the building's electricity, as part of the ASU Solarization Initiative. Lattie F. Coor Hall is a central feature of the Tempe campus, with its remarkable glass exterior and encouragement of students to "explore" possibilities. Lattie F. Coor Hall boasts a 108kW photovoltaic solar rooftop system as part of the ASU's commitment to the largest deployment of solar power infrastructure by any U.S. university.

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Solar Initiative