{"id":1004067080,"date":"2013-02-11T23:51:16","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T07:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/?p=101290"},"modified":"2022-12-08T18:49:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T02:49:31","slug":"dr-martin-luther-king-jr-charter-school-for-science-technology-goes-solar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-charter-school-for-science-technology-goes-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science, Technology Goes Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fortune 300-company NRG Energy Inc.\u00a0has announced plans to dedicate a solar photovoltaic installation and open the NRG Playground\u00a0at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter <a href=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2013\/02\/MLK_solar-canopy_Press_Release.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-101291\" src=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2013\/02\/MLK_solar-canopy_Press_Release.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a>School for Science and Technology in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>The photovoltaic installation consists of 397 solar panels that will generate 112 kilowatts of power \u2013 enough to cover one-third of the school\u2019s peak energy demand, significantly lowering the school\u2019s electricity costs. Moreover, the installation will form a solar canopy over the NRG Playground, thus \u201cthe solar panels will provide shade and shelter to students and teachers while on the school grounds,\u201d declared NRG President &amp; CEO David Crane. \u201cThe new solar installation at the\u00a0Martin Luther King School\u00a0demonstrates the applicability and versatility of solar power in urban environments,\u201d\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n<p>Other upgrades and educational new features executed at the school include a garden irrigation system, drinking fountains, prisms and inspirational sayings intended to enhance the school experience for both the student body and faculty members.<\/p>\n<p>NRG\u00a0commissioned Sunora Energy Solutions to handle project design and management. Sunora also fabricated and pre-assembled the solar arrays, using donated Trina Solar panels.\u00a0 Engineering and construction support was implemented by DLR Design Group\u00a0and\u00a0Core Construction, while the educational components, gardens and wetland plantings were contributed by Common Ground Relief.<\/p>\n<p>The project was inspired by Global Green USA\u2019s ongoing rehab and greening work in the Katrina-marred Lower Ninth Ward.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rendering courtesy of<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>NRG Energy Inc. via Business Wire<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fortune 300-company NRG Energy, Inc. has announced dedicating a solar photovoltaic installation and opening the NRG Playground at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1599,21742],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004067080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-orleans","category-latest"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - 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