Green Mountain Energy Company: Texas — Big Texas Sun Club<sup>®</sup>: Museum of Nature & Science

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Dedicated in July, 2002
Funded in part by Green Mountain Energy Company’s Big Texas Sun Club^®
43 kW solar array which takes up approximately 6,000 square feet of roof space, making it slightly larger than a professional basketball court
Avoids the production of approximately 112,000 pounds of CO₂ annually, which is equivalent to not driving a car over 124,000 miles or planting 6,700 trees
At the time of construction it was the second largest solar facility in Houston

Founded in May 1996
First private foundation community center to be established in Houston
Home to the Upper Kirby District Association, and the Upper Kirby District Foundation, organizations established to improve the quality of life and sense of community in the Upper Kirby District
Serves the needs of other community non-profit organizations such as the Nature Conservatory of Texas, Inc., Mothers for Clean Air, Houston Women’s Caucus for Arts, Crisis Intervention of Houston, Inc. and Texans for Alternatives to Pesticides