Solar Panels

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Williams' Solar Panels In 2004, Williams College installed a 7.2 kW solar array on the roof of the Morley Science Center. The array consists of 24 roof mounted panels, tilted to the south at 6 degrees of inclination. View current and historical data from the Williams solar array. ->  (opens in new window)

The Panels Right Now Image taken at Aug 29, 17:10 Click on the image to see a larger version in a new window. The panels are currently generating 0 kilowatts of electrical power.*

This image was taken from a webcam on the roof of Morley Science Center. The image is generally updated every ten minutes. Click here to access the webcam. Enter the user name "pvcamera" and password "morley". (Some features only work in Internet Explorer.) How does the amount of electricity generated relate to the weather conditions visible in the photo? The theoretical maximum amount of electricity the panels can generate is 7.2 kilowatts. Throughout a very sunny summer day, the solar panels can generate 50 kilowatt hours of electricity, enough to power 40 average laptops for 24 hours. *A more familiar unit is kilowatt hours, a measure of energy. The conversion is simple. If the panels were to generate 4 kilowatts for an hour, they would have generated 4 kilowatt hours of electrical energy.