The University of Illinois' Allerton Park has proposed a bold and exciting plan for carbon neutrality and energy independence by 2035. The Plan promotes a 3-step process of energy conservation, changes in energy supply, and renewable energy generating facilities. Phase 1 of the solar plan has now been installed. This phase was working with a LINC class to construct a ground-mounted solar recharge array centrally and accessibly located near the Visitors1 Center. The 
materials for phase 1 were purchased with support from the SSC and the solar facility has begun generating useful electricity for the Park. Phase 2 builds on the success of Phase 1 with the adjacent construction of an additional 60 panels. The design of the phase 2 array will utilize an innovative floating foundation system that will allow for portability of the array if necessary in the future. Each panel would provide 245 W of peak power and the total array would provide 14.7kW 
of peak power and a projected annual output of 14,653 kWh or about 15-20% of total apCAP solar goals. Power at the panel and array level will be monitored remotely and publicly viewable via an online dashboard which will display the impact of the solar power contribution in terms of energy equivalents: gallons of gasoline, light bills, tons of coal, barrels of crude oil, and planted trees.