Overview
Arizona State University has a comprehensive solar program responsible for over 50 MWdc equivalent solar generating capacity development from both on-site and off-site components. The on-site component extends to four campus locations and the ASU Research Park. The off-site component includes a major collaboration between ASU and Arizona Public Service (APS) at APS’s Red Rock, Arizona site. The program includes generating facilities that are owned by third parties and others owned by ASU.
The following provides a brief overview of the on-site and off-site components. For more information regarding individual projects, please use the “Select a location” drop-down menu to the upper right.
On-site Program Milestones as of June 30, 2018
On-site Solar Generation Capacity: 24.1 MWdc equivalent
On-site Solar kWh Equivalent FY 2018: 39,616,262
On-site Solar Systems: 89*
On-site PV Panels Installed: 82,456
On-site CPV Modules Installed: 8,652
On-site Solar Collectors Installed: 7,840
On-site Shaded Parking Spaces: 5,952
On-site Shaded Stadium Seats: 828
ASU solar-system installations on the Tempe, West and Downtown Phoenix campuses are facilitated, in part, by Arizona Public Service's APS Renewable Energy Incentive Program. This program offers financial incentives to customers, such as ASU, who add renewable energy systems to their homes and businesses. The program is funded by APS customers and approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission. Solar-system installations on the Polytechnic campus and ASU Research Park are facilitated, in part, by Salt River Project's SRP EarthWise Commercial Energy Incentive Program. This program offers financial incentives to customers, such as ASU, who add renewable energy systems to their businesses. The program is funded by SRP customers and approved by the Arizona SRP Board.
* ASU's newest and 90th on-site solar generating facility is located on the roof of the Student Pavilion on the Tempe Campus. This facility received Permission to Operate from APS on August 9, 2018. Look for details on this system in FY 2019.
Off-site Program Milestones as of June 30, 2018
The ASU Red Rock Solar Project is a collaboration between ASU and APS in which APS constructed and operates a solar energy generating facility at Red Rock, Arizona. Beginning January 2017, ASU has committed to purchase 65,000 MWh per year of solar-generated electricity from APS.
Off-site Solar Generation Capacity: 28.8 MWdc
Off-site Solar kWh FY2018: 65,000,004
Off-site PV Panels Installed: 91,440
Total Solar Program Milestones as of June 30, 2018
Total Solar Generation Capacity: 52.9 MWdc equivalent
Total Solar kWh Equivalent FY2018: 104,616,266
Total Number of PV Panels Installed: 173,896
Total Number of CPV Modules Installed: 8,652
Total Number of Solar Collectors Installed: 7,840
Total Number of Shaded Parking Spaces: 5,952
Total Number of Shaded Stadium Seats: 828
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1 ASU sells most of the renewable energy credits RECs associated with its on-campus solar projects in order to help third parties meet their renewable energy goals and to help finance the construction of these projects. However, in order to meet its own sustainability goals, ASU purchases RECs from various renewable energy sources.
2 Total Production number is rounded up.
Last updated August 2018
Downtown campus
|
Downtown Phoenix campus completed projects |
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Building/Facility |
Size (kWdc) |
Type |
FY 2018 Production (kWh) |
|
Cronkite/8 |
77.3 |
Fixed PV |
128,937 |
|
Health Innovation Center North |
7.5 |
Solar Thermal |
19,668* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Campus Sub-Total |
0.08 MWdc |
|
148,605 |
*estimated as this system is not metered
Polytechnic campus
| Polytechnic campus completed projects | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Building/Facility |
Size – kWdc |
Type |
FY 2018 Production (kWh) |
|
Polytechnic Ground Mount North |
506 |
SAT PV |
1,063,107 |
|
Polytechnic Ground Mount South |
296 |
SAT PV |
530,918 |
|
Sun Devil Fitness Complex Poly |
105 |
Solar Thermal |
107,873 |
|
SunPower CPV Solar Plant* |
1250 |
SAT CPV* |
1,802,641 |
|
Campus Sub-Total |
2.2 MWdc |
|
3,504,539 |
Tempe campus
|
Tempe campus completed projects |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Building/Facility |
Size (kWdc) |
Type |
FY 2018 Production (kWh) |
|
ASU Police Building Parking Canopies |
13 |
Fixed PV |
15,458 |
|
Barrett Honors College |
157 |
Fixed PV |
244,036 |
|
Biodesign - A and B |
151 |
Fixed PV |
220,146 |
|
Business Administration, A Wing |
60 |
Fixed PV |
98,292 |
|
Cady Mall |
86 |
Fixed PV |
123,949 |
|
Carson Student Athletic Center |
71 |
Fixed PV |
115,790 |
|
College of Design South |
66 |
Fixed PV |
109,727 |
|
Computing Commons |
64 |
Fixed PV |
110,821 |
|
Coor Hall - upper-level roof |
108 |
Fixed PV |
177,121 |
|
Cowden Family Resources |
64 |
Fixed PV |
98,497 |
|
Discovery Hall |
66 |
Fixed PV |
105,952 |
|
Farmer Building |
95 |
Fixed PV |
157,480 |
|
Farrington Softball Stadium Canopy |
251 |
Fixed PV |
384,030 |
|
Fulton Parking Structure |
386 |
SAT PV |
709,138 |
|
Gammage Parkway East |
269.5 |
Fixed PV |
397,469 |
|
Gammage Parkway West |
224.5 |
Fixed PV |
296,766 |
|
Goldwater Center |
139 |
Fixed PV |
235,234 |
|
Hassayampa Academic Village |
119 |
Fixed PV |
236,908 |
|
Hayden Library |
249 |
Fixed PV |
412,719 |
|
Health Services |
69 |
Fixed PV |
112,490 |
|
Interdisciplinary B |
94 |
Fixed PV |
150,015 |
|
Interdisciplinary Science & Technology 1 |
57 |
Fixed PV |
100,979 |
|
McCord Hall |
89.1 |
Fixed PV |
147,266 |
|
Music Building |
94 |
Fixed PV |
142,707 |
|
Noble Science Library |
108 |
Fixed PV |
170,035 |
|
Orange Mall East |
138 |
Fixed PV |
193,499 |
|
Orange Mall West |
172.4 |
Fixed PV |
262,789 |
|
Parking Lot 11 – Lyceum |
204.6 |
Fixed PV |
324,323 |
|
Parking Lot 19 – ASU PD |
254.1 |
Fixed PV |
437,082 |
|
Parking Lot 41 – Armstrong |
224.4 |
Fixed PV |
315,166 |
|
Parking Lot 45 – USB North |
246 |
Fixed PV |
405,579 |
|
Parking Lot 45 – USB South |
67 |
Fixed PV |
113,665 |
|
Parking Lot 58 – Arboretum |
230.4 |
Fixed PV |
392,873 |
|
Parking Lot 59E – SDPC |
166 |
Fixed PV |
278,738 |
|
Parking Lot 59 North – PowerParasol |
2124 |
Fixed PV |
3,552,730 |
|
Parking Lot 59 South |
252 |
Fixed |
414,531 |
|
Parking Structure 1 – Apache Blvd PS |
880 |
SAT PV |
1,376,100 |
|
Parking Structure 2 – Tyler Street PS |
477 |
Fixed PV |
818,293 |
|
Parking Structure 3 – 10th Street PS |
220 |
Fixed PV |
369,416 |
|
Parking Structure 4 – Rural Road PS |
885 |
Fixed PV |
1,172,375 |
|
Parking Structure 4 Expansion – Rural Road PS |
260.7 |
PV Fixed |
455,489 |
|
Parking Structure 5 – Stadium PS |
711 |
SAT PV* |
1,043,203 |
|
Parking Structure 6 – University Towers PS |
215 |
Fixed PV |
359,704 |
|
Parking Structure 7 – Packard Drive PS |
290 |
Fixed PV |
520,236 |
|
Payne Hall |
144 |
Fixed PV |
226,659 |
|
Physical Education East |
224 |
Fixed PV |
317,062 |
|
Psychology North |
74 |
Fixed PV |
124,553 |
|
Schwada Classroom Office Building |
92 |
Fixed PV |
156,477 |
|
Student Services Building |
188 |
Fixed PV |
315,346 |
|
Sun Devil Fitness Complex |
1389 |
Solar Thermal |
1,946,479 |
|
Sun Devil Fitness Complex |
24 |
DHW |
48,991 |
|
Sun Devil Fitness Complex Expansion |
260.7 |
Fixed PV |
447,242 |
|
University Center B – Parking Lot 55 West |
495 |
PV Fixed |
846,362 |
|
University Center C – Parking Lot 55 East |
557.7 |
PV Fixed |
887,659 |
|
Verde Dickey Dome |
168 |
Fixed PV |
278,361 |
|
Vista Del Sol Parking Structure |
706 |
Fixed PV |
1,220,028 |
|
Weatherup Center |
141 |
Fixed PV |
244,538 |
|
Wells Fargo Arena |
497 |
Fixed PV |
880,364 |
|
Wrigley Hall |
23 |
Fixed PV |
35,608 |
|
Campus Sub-Total |
16.1 MWdc |
|
25,854,634 |
West campus
|
West campus completed projects |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Building/Facility |
Size (kWdc) |
Type |
FY 2018 Production (kWh) |
|
Parking Lots 1, 2, and 3 |
2680 |
Fixed PV |
4,602,821 |
|
Sun Devil Fitness Complex |
105 |
Solar Thermal |
118,545 |
|
West Ground Mount |
1926 |
SAT PV |
3,700,808 |
|
Campus Sub-Total |
4.7 MWdc |
8,422,174 |
|
ASU Research Park
|
ASU Research Park completed projects |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Building/Facility |
Size (kWdc) |
Type |
FY 2018 Production (kWh) |
|
MacroTechnology Works - Parking Lot |
463 |
Fixed PV |
829,376 |
|
MacroTechnology Works - Retention Basin |
27.5 |
DAT CPV system production |
13,427 |
|
MacroTechnology Works - Rooftop |
536 |
Fixed PV |
843,507 |
|
ASU Research Park Sub-Total |
.99 MWdc |
|
1,686,310 |
*CPV = Concentrated Photovoltaic
**DAT CPV = Dual-Axis Tracker Concentrated Photovoltaic
Red Rock
|
APS Red Rock completed project |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Building/Facility |
Size (MWdc) |
Type |
FY 2018 Production (kWh) |
| Red Rock Solar Field (Commissioned Dec. 31, 2016) |
28.8 |
Single Axis Tracking |
65,000,004 |
