Green Dot Animo Leadership High School, Inglewood, California
500 PV panels cover a long south-facing wall of Green Dot Animo Leadership High School in Inglewood, California, near Los Angeles International Airport. The new school building cost was $15.2 million and the PV system cost was 4.5% of this. In California, Proposition 55, the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004, covered half the system cost and provided a long-term, low interest loan for the balance. The PV power provides 75% of the schools power saving around $70,000 annually, allowing for gradual payback and lower operating costs.
The school was designed by Brooks + Scarpa Architects