Green Power Partnership
Partner Profile
| Butte College | |
| Location | Oroville, CA |
| Organization Type | Education (Higher) |
| Percentage Green Power | 55.9% |
| Organization-wide Purchase | Yes |
| Awards/Recognition | Green Power Leadership Award 2009 |
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| Partner Profile Butte College was founded in 1967 and is situated on a 928 acre wildlife refuge nestled within the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California. The College is committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2015; reducing its energy consumption and producing green power are two vital aspects of its strategy. Butte College's commitment to green power includes a three phase solar array installation. Phase I: two arrays which total 1.06 MW DC, Phase II: five arrays which total 858 kW DC, and Phase III: thirteen arrays which total 2.17 MW DC on the main campus and one array of 450 kW DC at the Chico Center. | |