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The PV system at the Alan Bible Visitor Center is designed to handle 90% of power needs from April through October.
Location | Boulder City, Nevada |
System Type | Photovoltaic (PV) |
System Size | 121 kW |
Installation Cost | $863,000 |
Project Completion | 2010 |
Project Savings | 106,000 kWh/year |
Load Service Area | Alan Bible Visitor Center; admin area parking and maintenance warehouses |
Project Champion | Bruce Nyhuis |
FEMP Assistance | Feasibility study, design development, design review, and system performance evaluation |
Since 2010, Lake Mead National Recreation Area has continued to "Go Green" with more than 600 PV panels recently installed on three shaded structures in an administrative area parking lot. The park’s new PV systems power their new maintenance warehouses, new Interagency Communications Center, and new offices in Boulder City.