East Campus solar array

East campus solar array

April 22, 2025:CU Boulder announces groundbreaking of solar array on East Campus

June 20, 2024: CU Board of Regents approved the project.

Construction impacts will be posted here as the project launches and continues to progress.

Project Overview

Anticipated construction start:June 2025
Anticipated completion:January 2026
Budget:$7,817,250
Size:2 acres

About the Project

Current plans encompass the construction of a 1.1 megawatt (MW) ground-mounted solar array on a two-acre site east of parking lot 560. The system will offset 1% of CU Boulder’s annual electricity usage.