April 25, 2013: Solar to Slash Energy Costs at Georgetown University
WASHINGTON — Georgetown University is going solar with SolarCity on a project that is expected to cut the school’s energy bills by tens of thousands of dollars and reduce more than 600,000 pounds of carbon pollution over its lifetime. The student-spearheaded initiative, Solar Street, installed 75 solar panels across rooftops of six university-owned historic townhouses on the campus in the nation’s capital.
“Georgetown is pleased to be leading the first university solar electricity project of its scale on a historic residential block in Washington, D.C.,” said Robin Morey, vice president for planning and facilities management at the university. “This project serves as a strong symbol of Georgetown's commitment to sustainable buildings, and it demonstrates Georgetown’s local leadership as a partner in the Mayor’s College and University Sustainability Pledge by helping to advance the District’s goal to increase solar energy capacity.”