Today we had a guest from Blue Ridge Electric Member Cooperative, Mr. Job Jacob, come to talk to the EcoRaiders about what a solar garden is. Cove Creek School is just up the road from the only solar garden in Watauga County and it is very positive that our kids get to see this move towards alternative energy in the community, on their way to school every day. We started our session on a videoconference with Jon Jacob, who was down at the solar garden. He then joined us in the classroom, in person, and talked to the students about how the solar garden was made, how it operates and challenges like the weather. The EcoRaiders had many questions (and answers!) for him. We learned that the solar garden in Watauga has 368 panels and produces an average of 100Kw a day, enough to power 15 homes. He also showed us the Sunny Portal interface he uses to monitor the PV system, and the kids answered questions about data collected. Check out the screenshot below! He also showed us the drone he uses to detect which panels are not working properly (the drone has a built-in infrared camera to detect this decrease in performance). Unfortunately, it started raining right when he was going to do a demonstration outside so we couldn't see it fly, but we hope to have Mr. Jacob again when it's sunny so he can show us. Thanks to Mr. Jacob for coming out and to Blue Ridge Electric Member Cooperative for their involvement in the community! For more information about community solar and how to subscribe for a solar panel, go to https://www.blueridgeemc.com/solar or check out Jon's video below:
Today we also want to thank Angela for bringing the snack and MsCarla and Jess for hanging out!
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