Solar Schoolhouse Lodi
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City
of Lodi Electric Utility Department is the prime sponsor of Solar Schoolhouse
activities in Lodi, CA
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PV Rooftop Analysis (High School)
- using these aerial images, and the annual energy consumption history, determine
how much of your school's energy budget could be met with a solar electric (photovoltaic)
system. Present the results on a poster board at the Olympics.
Assumptions: PV array power density ~ 10 watts/sqft (this assumes a small tilt
angle ~ 10 degrees, spacing between rows of modules is included in this calculation).
Lodi Solar Resource and Energy per rated system kW ~ 1400 kWh/kW (incorporates
Lodi solar resource, assumes southern facing, 10 degree tilt). Scale is included
in lower left corner of the aerial images.
Basically, this is an exercise in
1) determining how big of a Solar Electric Array would fit on your school (kW)?;
2) how much would it produce (kWh/yr) per year?; 3) what percentage of your
school's annual electrical energy consumption would it provide? [Solar produced
kWh/yr / total kWh/yr consumed]
| School | Energy consumption data (XLS) | Aerial Images of school with scale (jpg) |
| Bear Creek HS | Bear Creek data | BC1 BC2 BC3 BC4 |
| Lodi HS | Lodi High data | LHS1 LHS2 LHS3 LHS4 LHS5 |
| Tokay HS | Tokay High data | T1 T2 T3 T4 |
Resources
for class Solar Projects and participating in Solar Schoolhouse Olympics...
Tips for solar cookers, cars, model home building, fountains....etc.
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Lodi Workshops for 2008/09
2009
Solar Schoolhouse Summer Institute for Educators - A Limited Number
of Stipends for are available for Lodi Educators. 5days at great location.
Building projects. Prof. Development credit available. Read
more and apply here. It's FREE for you (Lodi Educators). [photo right: teachers
at SIE2005 at Camp Ocean Pines creating a solar powered circuit]
June 12-17, 2009 - Walker Creek Ranchl, Petaluma, CA
View Slide show highlighting the Summer Institute and other feature of the Solar Schoolhouse.
Lodi Participants at previous Summer Institutes
Ben Vanderheiden, Woodbridge ES
Davd Greulich, Lodi HS
Lynne Greulich, Lodi USD
Joel Hadsall, Bear Creek HS, LUSD
Isabel Cuerpo, Bear Creek HS, LUSD
Linda Driver, Independence School, LUSD
Carrie Johnen, LUSD
Jo Wagner, Sutherland ES, LUSD
Margo Sugawara, Victor ES, LUSD
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Read News about solar and clean energy activities in Lodi, CA
2008 October - Lodi Solar Discovery Faire (October 25, 2008) - pre-event article in Stockton Record (jpg) and post-event short article in Lodi News (pdf)
2007. January - Who Killed the Electric
Car? Film Showing at Hutchins Street Square attracts nearly 500 attendees on
January 22nd.
2007.1.23
Over 400 gather to watch film on electric cars hosted by Lodi utility
[Lodi News Sentinel]-
2007.1.13
Lodi utility shines light on electric vehicles [Stockon Record]
2006.5.11
NewsFlash in the Lodi News Sentinel - article
prior to Solar Schoolhouse Olympics in May 2006
2004.04.04
- Designing a Winning Entry - Article in Stockton Record highlighting Victor
Elementary prep for the first Solar Schoolhouse Olympics in May 2004. read the
whole article as Word
Doc. or jpgs (page1,
page
2)
2005.5.05 - "Lodi Youths will envision Solar Powered Options" - article prior to Solar Schoolhouse Olympics in May 2005.
October 2003 - Solar Schoolhouse- Lodi Teacher in Malawi [Africa] - Kristina Derhammer, former St. Peter's of Lodi teacher, spent a year teaching science at a girl's school in Malawi, Africa. Rahus/Solar Schoolhouse, together with Lodi Electric Utility, provided training and a diverse solar toolkit prior to her departure in Fall 2002. The following are notes from Kristina describing her experience in Malawi, where solar energy can really make a difference.
2003.06.04 "Solar-powered cars heat up at St. Anne's School [Lodi]" - News-Sentinel article on solar car building and race at St. Anne's School in Lodi. Spring 2003.
A group of Lodi Teachers
show off their solar car creations at a April 2003 workshop. The workshop was
part of ongoing Solar Schoolhouse educational activities in Lodi designed to
bring renewable energy subjects into the classroom. The Lodi program is sponsored
by City of Lodi Electric Utilities Department.
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please send an email to lodisolarschoolhouse@rahus.org
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Call or email with any questions. 925-370-7262 or lodisolarschoolhouse@rahus.org
City of Lodi Electric Utility Department is the prime sponsor of Solar Schoolhouse activities in Lodi, CA
