TXU Energy Solar Academy: Texas Solar Schools: Morton Ranch Elementary in Katy, Texas

Katy, Texas is a city just west of the City of Houston.  You travel west on the I-10 freeway and between 10 and 15 miles you come to the Katy exits.  The Katy Independent School District has over 50,000 students and one of its elementary schools is Morton Ranch Elementary.  Morton Ranch Elementary opened in 2008 and is a member of the TXU Energy Solar Academy and is one of a number of Texas Solar Schools.  There is a 1 kW pole mounted system behind the school (facing south of course) near the playground.  There is a live data collection system and you can see the data by clicking the icon just west of Houston at the TXU Energy Solar Academy web site:

http://www.txunews.com/solaracademy/solarmap.html

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