A montage of three photos. The first photo is labeled 'Site Entrance Building' and shows two blue solar panels tilted toward the sun on ground-mounted stands, with electronic equipment under one of them. The second photo is labeled 'Outdoor Test Facility' and shows a large number of solar panels of various shapes, sizes, and colors, mounted on an array of racks on a grassy plot of land somewhat smaller than a football field. The third photo is labeled 'Solar Energy Research Facility' and shows four blue solar panels tilted toward the sun and mounted on top of a futuristic-looking silver building consisting of deep shelves arranged like many side-by-side stairs, with walls running between them like handrails.

NREL is designating these three on-site solar power systems as the energy source for this Web site. The Solar Energy Research Facility has 10 solar panels mounted along its roof, four of which are shown in this closeup.

NREL Powers its Web Site with Renewable Energy

NREL generates power on-site from renewable energy sources, and a portion of that green power has been designated as the power source for this Web site.

The electricity needed to power the NREL Web site servers and support equipment is estimated to be about 33,000 kilowatt-hours per year. NREL has designated the solar power systems at its Solar Energy Research Facility, Outdoor Test Facility, and primary Site Entrance Building as the power sources for the NREL servers. Combined, these systems can generate as much as 22.38 kilowatts of grid-connected solar power, producing on average about 38,000 kilowatt-hours of green power each year, more than enough to meet the electrical needs of the NREL Web site.

Learn more about renewable energy on the NREL campus.

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