Luther College has dedicated a new solar panel array

A new solar panel array at Luther College is projected to produce around 10 percent of the electricity the school consumes annually.

Perry Novak Electric worked over the last several months to install the new solar photovoltaic facility on the north end of campus. This facility is owned by Nova Properties LLC, and includes a battery storage system. The project was fully funded by the investor; Luther is leasing the land and will purchase power from the facility over the next 10 years.

The array is projected to produce more than 1.2 million kilowatt hours per year, the amount needed to power 1,122 US households, and will reduce Luther's carbon footprint by 4 percent.

This is Luther's third large solar project to be developed with local investors.  The solar projects recycle a significant amount of money back into the local economy, save on operating costs, and reduce carbon emissions.

Luther College has been recognized by Environment America as one of the top five colleges and universities to self-supply renewable energy.