The University of Notre Dame Kenmore Warehouse solar array was completed in August 2017. The system is connected to the main electric power feed for the building, which is used primarily for University storage. The solar array is expected to offset a portion of the purchased electric power consumption of the warehouse by generating approximately 194,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually, representing nearly one third of the total electricity used by the 5.77-acre facility.

In a net-metering agreement with Indiana Michigan Power, any power generated in excess of the building’s immediate demand will be fed into the local electric grid for use by the power company. The solar ground mounted array was installed by Inovateus Solar and is estimated to reduce the University’s carbon dioxide emissions by  296,000 pounds the first year, and nearly 2,000 tons over its lifespan of over 20 years. Those avoided emissions are equivalent to removing 25 automobiles from the roads or planting more than 31 acres of trees.