Solar Project Creates New Energy at Selkirk College

The roof of Selkirk College’s main building on the Castlegar Campus has been transformed as the regional post-secondary focuses on a future less reliant on non-renewable energy sources.

In October, the college installed a solar array on the roof of the library that includes 275 panels with the capacity to produce an estimated 112,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. Installed by Cumberland-based Hakai Energy Solutions over a two-week period, the panels will help the college power lights, computers and equipment as it continues to take the lead in environmental sustainability.

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