Denver Community Solar Program

These solar arrays donate extra electricity to Denver families, providing bill credits that have saved 494 households a total of $291,376.

A family of three with a mom, dad and child smiling in front of solar panels on a hot summer day

Visitors at Harvard Gulch Recreation Center now work out in a facility where solar energy fully covers the building’s electricity needs.

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At an innovative agrivoltaics site, the city partners with Denver Botanic Gardens and the National Laboratory of the Rockies to grow crops and generate solar power in the same space.

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Denver’s central maintenance hub for city vehicles and traffic operations now runs on 100% clean energy.

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The purpose of this project is to build, host, and share the benefits of clean, renewable solar energy. The city built 16 community solar gardens and is building four more at East High School, George Washington High School, South High School, and the Urban Land Conservancy's The Social Enterprise Foundry. McKinstry is building the solar gardens, and we are working with GRID Alternatives Colorado to provide on-site job training.

Thanks to the Climate Protection Fund, these solar arrays:

  • Power buildings with 100% renewable energy.
  • Provide shade and cooling during the summer months.
  • Donate electricity to families that need relief on their utility bills.

These gardens will reduce emissions equal to taking 1,000 cars off the road.

 Site Name  Year Built Energy Produced in 2025
Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Roslyn Complex
2023 533 MWh
Denver Parks and Recreation
Central Park Rec Center
2023 901 MWh
Denver International Airport
1st Location
2023 1.2 GWh
Denver International Airport
2nd Location
 2023 1.2 GWh
Denver Public Schools
Northeast Early College
 2023  438 MWh
Denver Parks and Recreation
Harvard Gulch Rec Center
 2023 415 MWh
Denver Parks and Recreation
Lowry Tennis Courts
 2023 615 MWh
Denver Parks and Recreation
Montbello Rec Center
 2023 775 MWh
National Western Center
Stock Yard Events Center
 2023 366 MWh
National Western Center
Maintenance & Operations Building
 2023 395 MWh
Denver Public Schools
Abraham Lincoln High School
 2024 329 MWh
Denver Botanic Gardens
Chatfield Farms
 2024 1.9 GWh
Denver Public Schools
John. F Kennedy High School
 2025 Came online at the end of 2025 
Denver Public Schools
Manual High School
2025 Came online at the end of 2025
Denver Public Schools
North High School
2025 Came online at the end of 2025
Denver Public Schools
Thomas Jefferson High School
 2025 Came online at the end of 2025
Denver Public Schools
East High School
Coming Online in 2026  
Urban Land Conservancy
The Social Enterprise Foundry
Coming Online in 2026  
Denver Public Schools
George Washington High School
Coming Online in 2027  
Denver Public Schools
South High School
Coming Online in 2027