The Classroom
Most schools teach energy from a textbook. Wayne Trace could teach it from its own campus — real watts, real weather, real dollars.
Change the weather. Tilt the panels. Run a whole school day. The math responds.
Ideal here is about 34°
Illustrative simulation for Haviland's latitude (~41°N), Ohio retail rate (~$0.105/kWh), grid carbon (~0.85 lb CO₂/kWh). The real installation displays actual measured data on this same screen.
K–5
Watch the curve rise with the sun. Count cloudy days. Graph the seasons.
6–8
Correlate weather with output. Build a hypothesis. Test it against real data.
9–12
Engineering, payback math, and career exposure on the district's own $1.05M asset.
Predict tomorrow's output from the forecast, then check the dashboard. Forecasting, error, and the variability of renewables.
Model how long until the system pays for itself using its real cost and daily savings — then stress-test it at 5% annual rate increases.
Find the best angle with small panels and protractors — then check it against the real array outside.
Convert avoided CO₂ into cars and forests, and publish the school's monthly infographic.