Spire Climbing Center
In the summer of 2017 we completed this beautiful 50 kW solar installation on the roof of the Spire Climbing Center, an indoor climbing gym in Bozeman, MT. The energy production from the system is expected to supply nearly 30% of the center's annual energy usage!
Business
Client Name:
Spire Climbing Center
Location:
Bozeman, MT
Date Installed:
July 24, 2017
Warranty:
12 Year Manufacturer's Warranty, 25 Year Power Warranty
Production:
Estimated 68,349 kWh/year
Inverter:
Fronius Symo 15.0-3 15 kW Inverters (x3)
Mount:
SnapNrack Series 100 Universal Rail System
Panels:
LG 330-Watt Neon2, Monocrystalline Cells (x150)
Power:
49.5 kW
Client Profile
The Spire Climbing Center is not only a world-class climbing gym, but a well-loved hub for Bozeman's thriving outdoor community. In the summer of 2017 the owners of Spire, Meg Swanson and Jeff Ho, decided to take their commitment to the environment to the next level by commissioning a 50 kW rooftop solar installation. OnSite Energy partner/owner Conor Darby -a long time climber at Spire- offered them a project design and price that was leaps and bounds more attractive than the one he had offered them in 2007, when solar panels were half as efficient and nearly twice as expensive! Having recently completed a construction addition to the gym that expanded it's existing size by 150%, the center's energy usage for lighting, HVAC, and air filtering was significantly higher. The time had arrived for Spire to go solar!
Case Study
The primary challenge on this project was working on the very inaccessible and very exposed roof surface. At a height of 40' at the eve, a boom lift was a necessity for hoisting the solar panels to the roof, and fall protection was a must for our installers!
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