A 1.1-MW ground-mounted solar project is now operational at the University of Colorado – Boulder. The array, sited on two acres near a parking lot on East Campus, broke ground in April 2025.
“This project is another example of how CU Boulder continues to put campus climate action into practice through investments in our infrastructure,” said Chris Ewing, vice chancellor for infrastructure and resilience. “Through our ongoing campus sustainability efforts, we’re aligning investments toward meeting our climate action goals with delivering resilient infrastructure that will serve the campus for decades to come.”
The project was installed by McKinstry and should offset roughly 1% of the university’s total electricity use.
The East Campus array joins 11 other solar projects on-campus, totaling 3.5 MW of solar capacity. The university also has a virtual PPA signed with Pivot Energy on a 5-MW project in the state.
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