Southwest Federal Center in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The 3 kW photovoltaic (PV) system
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 14, 2017
1. The 3 kW photovoltaic (PV) system Marker
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The 3 kW photovoltaic (PV) system, attached to the railing running alongside the large wall to your left, converts the sun's energy directly into electricity. The array will produce up to 4,500 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, enough to run a typical U.S. home. During its expected 20 year lifetime, this PV system will prevent the release of approximately 90 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The array was installed for Earth Day, 1999, as part of the President's Million Solar Roofs Initiative, by staff from the Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Lab and DOE headquarters. It is the third photovoltaic installation at DOE's headquarters facility. The first 6 kW system was installed in 1990 on the Day Care Center, and the second, a 1 kW system, was installed on Earth Day, 1997 at Earth Day Park (on Independence Ave, just east of the James Forrestal Building).
The 3 kW photovoltaic (PV) system, attached to the railing running alongside the large wall to your left, converts the sun's energy directly into electricity. The array will produce up to 4,500 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, enough to run a typical U.S. home. During its expected 20 year lifetime, this PV system will prevent the release of approximately 90 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The array was installed for Earth Day, 1999, as part of the President's Million Solar Roofs Initiative, by staff from the Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Lab and DOE headquarters. It is the third photovoltaic installation at DOE's headquarters facility. The first 6 kW system was installed in 1990 on the Day Care Center, and the second, a 1 kW system, was installed on Earth Day, 1997 at Earth Day Park (on Independence Ave, just east of the James Forrestal Building).
1.543′ W. Marker is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Southwest Federal Center. Marker is on L'Enfant Plaza Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right. Near the James Forrestal Building along the elevated street between L'Enfant Plaza and Independence Avenue Southwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 370 L'Enfant Plaza Southwest, Washington DC 20251, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 14, 2017
2. The 3 kW photovoltaic (PV) system Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 14, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
