Kalie Krahenbuhl

Josh Pierce

Cassie Ponzi

Ashley Wille

GRANT PROPOSAL FOR SOLAR PANELS ON

YOUNG AUDITORIUM

Energy sources such as fossils are diminishing and becoming more expensiveThis brings up the idea to explore potential renewable energy sourcesExamples of these sources are solar, hydro and wind

Photovoltaic solar panels would be a great optionConvert direct sunlight into useable energyLower the cost of outside energy sourcesMany other benefits

GREEN INITIATIVES AT UW-WHITEWATER

We concluded that Irvin Young Auditorium would be best fi t for solar panels South-facing metal roof Allows for most sunlight Would not have to make changes to current roof

Other “Green” initiatives on campus Solar Panels on Hyland Hall Hyland’s other sustainable upgrades Water bottle fillers Recycling of cell phones and ink cartridges

High student and faculty interest to make Whitewater more eco-friendly

GREEN INITIATIVES (CONT’D.)

Students desire a more sustainable campus

Save our campus money Give UWW a positive reputationReduces our carbon footprint Low maintenance Energy dependent

STATEMENT OF NEED

  

SURVEY RESULTS

• This survey question approached student awareness about:• Solar energy• Solar panels as an energy source,• Benefits of these concepts

• Students tend to be educated about:• Importance of solar energy• Options available to

improve the energy situation

SURVEY RESULTS

SURVEY RESULTS

Interviewed: Greg Swanson, Director of Facilities and Management at UW-WhitewaterEconomicalSave money in the long runMany things to consider when installing solar panels

Realistic taskEnergy and solar/renewable incentives Educating students about renewable energy

INTERVIEW

Aaron Schmidt, environmental studies undergrad student Keep in mind during installation:

Location and type of solar panels Direct sunlight throughout the day Avoid shade and shadow

Weather and natural factors that could damage panels or roof

University campuses and renewable energy kinds Solar panels Wind turbines Converting old systems to new Making people aware of impact on environment

INTERVIEW

Being able to view solar panels is important.

UW-Whitewater and the Presidents’ Climate Committee.

Reducing our carbon footprintStudent involvement/student financing

INTERVIEW WITH ERIC COMPAS

Sustainability Coordinator at UW-WhitewaterAlso works for Facilities Planning and Management

at the universityHighlights of Interview

Emphasized convenience of metal seam roof facing the south on the auditorium

Exact panels used depends on bids Company with cheapest bid but meets

requirements of the RFP 25-30 year lifetime and 17 year cost recovery Little maintenance involved (inverter replacement

and snow removal)

INTERVIEW WITH WESLEY ENTERLINE

Also discussed current energy mix at UWW 95% coal, 9.5% natural gas, 24,2% nuclear, 1.11%

hydro, .58% biomass, and .16% wind & solarPanels on Young Auditorium would generate 13.6%

of auditorium’s energyExisting panels on Hyland generate 2.4% of

Hyland’s energyHyland consumes in 1 month the energy Young

Auditorium consumes in 1 yearAlso pointed out intangible benefits

Enrollment increases, learning opportunities, etc...

INTERVIEW WITH WESLEY ENTERLINE (CONT’D)

ILLUSTRATIONSAriel view of Young Auditorium

These are the types of solar panels that would be installed on the building. The panels are mounted so that they lay flat on the building, and are the easiest kind of solar panels to install on a metal seam roof because there would be no need to adjust the current roof structure.

Solar panels would not be installed here because of shading issues.

The solar panels would be placed here on the Young Auditorium, due to its South-facing angled, metal seam roof.

VISION SLIDE

These are the types of solar panels that would be used on the Young Auditorium.

Solar panels on Hyland

$141,000 for the system and installation Eligibile for grants and incentives totaling $105,000 4% project cost payed to Dept. of State Facilities 10% contingency fee to cover misc. costs

Adjusted installed cost - $55,500Save an estimated $1,573 yearlyValue of 1st 10 years of power production - $22,211

Subtract roughly $5,000 for inverter replacement, which is expected in 1st 10 years, resulting in value of $17,486 for years 1-10 of power production

Assuming that value, the system will pay for itself in 20 years, 5-10 years less than its estimated lifetime, making it a feasible investment

BUDGET

Start-up Budget Table Expenses Funding Cost Incentives Reward Amount

Estimated Installed Cost $141,000 Focus Incentive $35,000 WE Energies PV Buydown

Incentive $14,742

WE Energies Non-Profit Grant

$45,500

Adjusted Installed Cost $35,758

4% fee to Department of State Facilities

$5,640

10% Contingency for Misc. Expenses

$14,100

Total Start-Up Cost $55,498

BUDGET (CONT’D)

Sustaining Budget Sheet Value of First 10 yrs of Power Production $22,211

Inverter Replacement (first 10 yrs) $4,725

Adjusted Value of 1st 10 yrs of Production

$17,486

Problem, solution, and achievement of goalRaise awareness and promote interestMake UW-Whitewater a leader in sustainability

Enable individuals access to real-life data Hands-on learning and research experience

Installing solar panelsWon’t just benefit a fewPositive impact on many (campus body, community, general public)

GOALS OF THE PROJECT

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT

Execute job contract (2 weeks)Complete shop drawings using designs provided by

the university (2 weeks)Order and fabricate mounting system for panels Installation process (no more than 6 weeks) Install breaker and panel and mount wire inverters

(2 weeks)Load frames and panels onto roof (1 day) Install framing system and set and wire the panels

onto mounts (10 days)4 days set aside to run the conduit on the roofCouple days of inspectionSystem commissioned

About a week to make sure everything functions properly

CONTRACTOR’S PROCESS

Spring 2012—AssessmentFall 2012—bids from solar panel companies

Fall 2012—Sustainability Council meetings

Spring 2013—surveys of student and faculty will be distributed

Summer 2013—installation of solar panels will begin

TIMETABLE OF PROJECT

Aimee McCann, Director of Budget Planning and Analysis

Richard Telfer, Chancellor Greg Swanson, Director of Facilities

Planning and Management Eric Compas, Assistant Professor of

Geography; Co-chair of Sustainability Council

Wesley Enterline, Sustainability CoordinatorSustainability Council

PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH PLANNING

FLYER THAT DESCRIBES PROJECT

RENEWABLE ENERGY!!!Why put solar panels on Young Auditorium?? Reduces our campus’ carbon footprint

o The energy that is produced by the panels doesn’t release any harmful emissions like fossil fuels

Campus gets energy and solar/renewable incentives from WE energies Low maintenance Life span of solar panels range from 25-30 years Gives the UW-Whitewater campus a good reputation Helps save our environment!!!

Raise awareness and promote interest Increased awareness = more interest in learning how they can help

Make UW-Whitewater a leader in sustainabilityUWW a well-known universityOther colleges follow suit and implement similar techniques

Enable individuals access to real-life data Hands-on approachData accessible from university website

MEANINGFULNESS OF GOALS

INITIATIVE FLOWYoung

Auditorium

Campus-wide

Impact

Positive Affect on

Environment

The entire UW-Whitewater campus will benefit—campus, students and faculty, and future members of the community.

Installing solar panels on Young Auditorium is worth funding

Solar panels are very sustainable and replicableThey have a long lifeThey are beneficial

IMPACT OF THE PROJECT

Year 1: before implementation of solar panels Collect data to be compared to future years

Comes from surveys, records of green initiatives, website user tracking, current UWW energy usage by source

Later years Collect more data and compare to year 1

Additional surveys, tracking number of users on website, gather news about other campuses, continues to track usage, production and money saved Easily accessible chart to show money saved

offsetting cost

EVALUATION OF PROJECT

Want to see an increase in all of these throughout the yearsCould come through percentage changes

If there is not an increaseReevaluate how collect data

Could have an effect on current yearMake changes as necessary

Sending out an article in the Royal Purple with some simple information about the project and solar panels

EVALUATION CONTINUED