The project would be one of the largest solar movements of any university campus in the nation, said Jonathan Fink, director of the Sustainability Institute.
Researchers from the institute looked at many renewable energy sources and found that solar energy would be more economical for the energy needs of the Tempe campus, Fink said. The Institute collected proposals through Jan. 17.
“The price of energy is going up steadily and I think that it makes more sense economically now than it ever has,” he said.
Fink added that he thinks the solar panels would not only help to conserve energy and save money, but would also have a great effect in the campus’ educational forum, as well as in the world around it.
“From an educational standpoint, I think it will convey to the students and to faculty and staff and the community that ASU is very serious about addressing this global sustainability issue,” Fink said. “This is an important message that we feel needs to be conveyed.”
By placing the solar panels on the largest and flattest buildings, ASU hopes to generate 40 percent of Tempe campus’s electrical power.
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