Inovateus Solar Completes Rooftop Solar Array for Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium
Project Is the Largest Solar Installation on any Cultural Institution in the State of Illinois
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Inovateus Solar LLC installed the solar systems at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium to launch the first phase of the institution’s clean-energy initiative. The solar installer was an integral part of an energy construction project headed by Schneider Electric. The project consisted of the rooftop installation of 913 photovoltaic solar panels on the aquarium’s marine mammal pavilion. The 265-kilowatt project is the largest solar installation on any cultural institution in the state of Illinois.
Shedd worked with public and private energy leaders to advance the building’s energy management system, bringing Shedd closer to achieving its long-term goal of saving close to 10 million kilowatt hours annually — enough to power a town of 750 households.