MOUNTAIN VIEW MONTESSORI SCHOOL - Nevada

Environmental awareness is central to their ethos.

The Challenge

Motivated by the cost of power and a desire to educate students on environmental issues, Mary Levy, Executive Director of Mountain View Montessori School, was keen to explore renewable energy technologies to power the school.

Mountain View Montessori School holds environmental awareness as central to their ethos and include relevant topics in their curriculum at every opportunity. The school has over 220 students at their picturesque, Nevada site who range in ages from 3-14.

The Solution

Following a product recommendation and using funding provided by the Desert Research Institute of Nevada (DRI), Sierra Pacific Power Company (SPPCO) and the State of Nevada, a Proven 7 wind turbine was installed in conjunction with a solar array to provide power and educational resource to the school. The integrated renewable energy system both feeds the school’s grid and provides power back into their local community grid.

The Benefit

The unique blade design and quality material used ensures optimal power output for their mountain location and will lead to earlier payback than might have been achieved by inferior turbine models. A Proven Energy turbine does not require a gear box so is extremely quiet in operation and ideal for use in a school yard. In turn potential downtime is greatly reduced; gear systems tend to be the most regularly serviced and replaced part of other turbine ranges over the course of their life time. The staff and pupils of Mountain View Montessori School now benefit from a lifetime of renewable energy thanks to their Proven 7.