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

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The Museum of Nature & Science and Green Mountain Energy Company have partnered to create the museum’s first solar-powered display, as part of the new galleries in the Children’s Museum at MNS, which opened in March 2008.
The Green Mountain Energy^® Solar at the Museum of Nature & Science is an interactive and educational feature in the “Explore Your Backyard” gallery.
The display explains how solar panels convert the sun’s energy into electricity and gives children a chance to power several devices directly with solar energy using an indoor kiosk.
Located on the grounds in front of the MNS Science Building in Fair Park, the solar array is visible through windows to children inside who may use the interactive kiosk.
The array contains four 36” x 60” photovoltaic (PV) solar panels producing 640 watts of power.
The solar display provides a teaching tool to help the museum introduce youngsters and adults to concepts about energy production, use and conservation, as well as renewable energy.

Green Mountain Energy Company created, donated and funded the solar display at the Museum of Nature & Science through its Big Texas Sun Club.
The Big Texas Sun Club is a voluntary program Green Mountain customers can join for a nominal fee each month to raise funds for solar projects in Texas.
To date, 11 solar projects have been built in Texas thanks to the Big Texas Sun Club. They are collectively responsible for creating about 130 kilowatts of new solar energy capacity in Texas since 2002.