Solar PV arrays on campus
- CSU has 43 solar arrays across its campuses, generating 11.2 megawatts (11,265 kW)
- In 2009 Colorado State University installed its first solar PV array in partnership with the Colorado Governor’s Energy Office, an 18.9 kW system. Located on the Engineering Building, overlooking the Lory Student Center Plaza, this array was the largest array in the City of Fort Collins at the time.
- A 5.3 megawatt (5,300 kW), 30-acre solar plant is located at Christman Field on the Foothills Campus (Phase 1 completed, Dec. 2009 and Phase 2 completed, Dec. 2010). The plant provides one-quarter of the electricity needs of the entire Foothills Campus. At the time it was built, it was one of the largest solar PV arrays located on a university campus in the United States.
- In 2021 and 2022 CSU installed solar PV arrays at 20 locations, all part of one project to advance on-site solar. This project alone added 4.25 megawatts (4,251 kW) to our total solar generation capacity.
- The 43 arrays are installed on CSU campuses across the state of Colorado including:
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- CSU Fort Collins Main Campus
- CSU Fort Collins Foothills Campus
- CSU Fort Collins South Campus
- CSU Mountain Campus
- CSU Spur Campus – Denver, CO
- Agriculture Research Development and Education Center (ARDEC) – Fort Collins, CO
- Arkansas Valley Research Center – Rocky Ford, CO
- Western Colorado Research Center – Orchard Mesa, CO
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- For a complete listing of the campus solar PV projects visit CSU Campus Maps or click on the full list below.
Check out a full listing of the solar projects on campus.