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Sci-QuestSci-Quest

The 30 kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) generating system at Sci-Quest, the North Alabama Science Center Inc., is one of the newest installments at the nonprofit, hands-on science center. Sci-Quest offers visitors of all ages the chance to learn and have fun at the same time. Through more than 60 interactive exhibits and experiments, and new exhibits arriving monthly, the center promotes an understanding of today’s technology and stimulates creative thinking about the future.

The PV system, mounted on a canopy next to the museum, consists of three arrays with a total of 720 PV modules. The electricity generated by the PV system will go into the power grid via Huntsville Utilities, the local distributor of TVA power.

Fast Facts
Site location: Huntsville, AL
Distributor: Huntsville Utilities

Solar energy received (average): 0.0 kWh/m2/day
Electrical energy generated (daily total): 0 kWh
Peak generating capacity: 27 kWac (alternating current)

One kilowatt-hour (kWh) equals the amount of electricity needed to burn a 100-watt lightbulb for 10 hours.

The graph below represents the amount of electrical power generated at the Sci-Quest site on July 23, 2008. To view or download the raw data used to create this graph, click here.

Graph for the Sci-Quest site on July 23, 2008
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