Alternative Energy
The UIHS solar system is 42 Kilowatts, which is equivalent to the energy needed to support 12-16 average size homes. The system is comprised of 216 Evergreen solar modules distributed to six 6 kw Sunnyboy inverters; each inverter receiving three series of twelve panels This is only the first phase of the project, and with additional fundraising efforts and as funds become available, UIHS plans to increase the size of the solar electric system to be able to meet the energy demands of Potawot.
This project demonstrates UIHS’s commitment to providing practices that align with native values of being responsible community role models concerned for our land, air, and water we depend on. The project exemplifies ways we can alleviate the need for fossil fuel based energy generation such as hydro-electric systems being used along the Klamath River.
One section of the UIHS solar panels
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Roger and the Merry Band of Solar Installers hard at work
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For more information about the UIHS Solar Project and to find out what the system is producing in real time, click UIHS Solar System Monitoring System
Through the use of solar, UIHS demonstrates using clean alternative energy production that does not impact our local river systems. For almost 50 years the Iron Gate Dam (shown above) has increasingly impacted our local fisheries.
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For more infor about the UIHS Solar System click here for the UIHS Solar Infromation Binder