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Title
Build Challenge
Subtitle
2007
Location
Washington, D.C.
Date Start
October 12
Date End
 - 20, 2007

Kansas Project Solar House: Getting From Here To There

Photo of the Kansas Project Solar House taken during the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2007. Enlarge image

The Kansas Project Solar House incorporated a translucent polycarbonate north wall for daylighting and reclaimed barn wood for exterior screening.
(Credit: Jim Tetro/U.S. Department of Energy)

Who: Kansas State University and the University of Kansas
What: Kansas Project Solar House
Where:
SunEdison Alamosa Solar Plant
8900 Lane 8 North
Mosca, CO 81146
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Public tours: Not available

Solar Decathlon 2007

Following the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2007, Kansas State University and the University of Kansas sold the Kansas Project Solar House to SunEdison—the largest solar energy services provider in North America. The company set up the house as a demonstration facility at the SunEdison solar plant in Alamosa, Colo.

SunEdison has tentative plans to relocate the house in the future, but details have not been finalized. This prospect is far from daunting for a house that is as portable as it is efficient. Not only did the Kansas decathletes make the trip to Washington, D.C., for the Solar Decathlon, but they also stopped at several major cities throughout their home state after the competition to educate communities about solar-powered houses.