Great River Energy HQ
Solar panels were one of many green features incorporated into the new LEED certified Great River Energy Headquarters facility in 2009. Innovative Power Systems designed this 72kW solar electric system in Maple Grove, Minnesota. The system produces about 90,000kWh of electricity on average per year. Producing 90,000kWh of electricity annually from coal emits about 180,000 pounds of carbon dioxide. Preventing this much carbon dioxide from being released to the atmosphere is equivalent to adding 9,000 trees to our forests. Over a 30-year span, IPS expects this system will offset 5,400,000 pounds or 2,700 tons of carbon dioxide.