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Project Partners:
Midstate Electric Cooperative
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Installer:
Sunlight Solar |
Location:
La Pine, OR |
Capacity:
7 kW |
Type of Power:
Solar |
Placed into Service:
September 2005 |
Project Links:
Midstate Electric Cooperative
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Midstate Electric Coop’s new administration building, completed in September of 2005, is the first LEED® certified building in Central Oregon and the first LEED certified electric cooperative in the world. Buildings seeking LEED certification are evaluated in six categories: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Innovation & Design.
The 7 kW photovoltaic array that sits atop the building’s parking structure is expected to supply 12% of the annual energy consumed on-site. Midstate will purchase wind energy to provide the remaining 88% of the required electricity. In addition to hosting on-site renewable energy generation, Midstate’s new structure features a comprehensive array of efficiency technologies. Building highlights include:
- superior building insulation
- geothermal heat pump
- energy management control system
- storm water management systems
- electric car plug-ins & carpool spaces
- Forest Stewardship Council certified wood
- low-VOC building materials
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