180 kW Solar for Evergreen Fire/Rescue's Main Campus

Evergreen Fire/Rescue had two goals for its main campus in Evergreen, Colorado: save money in its annual budget, and reduce the emissions the campus produces.

In the mountains, snow drives the design. Snow loads in Evergreen are especially high, and a rooftop array has to carry that weight every winter for decades.

Discovery designed and installed a 180 kW solar system on the main campus.

To handle the mountain snow, we specified panels rated for extra-high surface loads, chosen specifically for the heavy snow Evergreen sees each winter.

The array generates clean electricity on site at the main campus. Every kilowatt-hour it produces is one the district does not buy from the grid, which lowers both annual energy costs and the campus's emissions.

For a public safety agency, lower utility costs leave more room in the budget for its core work.