Our initial building selection process involved modeling each of the East Campus buildings for which interval load data was provided. Both the irradiance map and total usable roof area for each candidate were considered in finding the most optimal solar solution. Through further research and design iterations, certain buildings, such as the Insectory Building, were deemed inadequate due to roof area, shading, and ultimately efficiency, which involved comparing the potential energy percent offset to the proposed building system size.  

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It was assumed that the building percent energy offsets for each Aurora Solar design were strong indicators for determining whether the energy produced would exceed building loads. It was also assumed that any exceeded energy outputs from each solar design would be utilized in the charging of the battery system, which was confirmed in the Energy Toolbase simulations (section 4). The final net energy offset for the University was 31.35%, with an estimated 8% total offset coming from the agricultural field design. The table below provides a summary of each solar design and its energy impact on the total University power system.