The Missouri Valley Group Sierra Club and the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) will host the virtual National Solar Tour in Omaha from October 4-6.
Now is the time to take advantage of federal tax rebates and/or OPPD’s solar incentive. Solar energy helps to be more energy independent and to save money on your electric bill. It also serves to reduce pollution and to help the grid during hot summer days. Two of the four OPPD Greener Together grants funded solar energy at Habitat for Humanity and No More Empty Pots.
Below you will see examples of commercial, educational, residential and non-profit solar projects (large and small) in Greater Omaha.
Here is the URL to an article in The Reader about other solar projects in Omaha: http://bit.ly/Omahasolar
University of Nebraska Medical Center
https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2019/01/29/livegreen-solar-panels-up-operational/
Hello Apartments
https://www.helloapartments.com/omaha/hello/photos/
Creighton University
Graves Hall
24 kW solar PV / 70 kW (equivalent) solar thermal – ELM Virtu-Hot (900 gallon storage tank) – 2023
Creighton is the first in the country to deploy ELM Virtu-Hot solar hot water heating. It heats water to 120C and they are about 3 times more effective at CO2 savings.
Solar will produce approximately 35,000 kWh/year and solar thermal will produce approximately 237,000 BTU/hr (storing 860,000 BTU)
Solar thermal
Duchesne Academy
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Lozier Giant ScreenTheater, rooftop 75.6 kW, – August 2022, Morrissey Engineering, provides one-third of the building’s energy needs.
North Skyfari, 12 kW, 2017, Morrissey Engineering - produces power and provides shade.
North Skyfari, 12kW, 2017 Morressey Engineering, produces power and provides shade.
No More Empty Pots
Keiwit Luminarium
Pear Tree Performing Arts
OPPD Community Solar
Heartland Bike Share Station and Dundee Community Garden
Three residential rooftop solar projects in the Dundee area
Two more rooftop residential solar arrays in Dundee
Backyard array in Bellevue
The Highlander
Habitat for Humanity
UNL’s Sustainable Small House
Will be an ADA compliant, water self sufficient, electrical and water NET ZERO home with high efficiency HVAC systems which is located by UNO ball fields that will meet future energy standards.
City Sprouts
Solar Arrays from GCRevolt
