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

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Dedicated in May, 2002
Made possible through the support of Green Mountain Energy Company’s Big Texas Sun Club^®
Serves as an educational tool for students as they learn about the environment and ways that they can make the earth a cleaner place
58 kW takes up approximately 6,600 square feet of roof space — larger than an Olympic-sized swimming pool
The Winston School incorporates real-time data from this solar array into their curriculum
The school explores the economic impact and cost savings produced by the array as energy is fed into the Texas power grid
Each year, this array prevents the emission of approximately 146,000 pounds of CO₂—a major contributor to global warming, which is the equivalent to not driving a car approximately 162,000 miles or roundtrip from Dallas to Houston 324 times
It would take about 8,700 trees one year to remove that much CO₂ from the air

The mission of the Winston School is to realize the extraordinary potential of bright students who learn differently through individualized learning strategies, and to aid in preparing graduates for college level work
The Winston School contributes to the neighborhood and larger community through research, public awareness programs and by being a model for educational excellence
Winston is a unique environment that combines a true focus on each child with creative and innovative ways of developing the potential of each and every one of their students
The Winston School admits bright students who learn differently in grades 1 through 12
Has hosted the only solar car race in the United States for high school students since 1995