Solar Canopy Parking Information
Ohio Wesleyan University continues to build its bold, bright future with the most ambitious solar energy initiative in Ohio higher education!
From September through mid-February, crews will add solar canopy panels in six OWU parking lots. As the 15-foot-tall canopies are installed, affected lots will be closed and reopened in sections as indicated on the maps below. (Dates are weather-dependent).
Schimmel/Conrades Science Center Parking Lot
Minimal parking lot closure on the evening of Sept. 19 (watch for the tall orange cones); solar canopy installation from Sept. 28 to Nov. 2. Limited parking will be available during installation; alternate parking locations include the Phillips Hall, Selby Stadium, and Meek Aquatics and Recreation Center lots.
Bradford Milligan Hall Parking Lot
Minimal lot closure on the evening of Oct. 2 (watch for the tall orange cones); canopy installation from Oct. 5 to Nov. 5. Limited parking will be available during installation; alternate parking locations include the Jay Martin Soccer Complex and Meek lots.
Smith Hall Parking Lot
Minimal lot closure on the evening of Oct. 9 (watch for the tall orange cones); canopy installation from Oct. 12 to Jan. 7, 2027. Limited parking will be available during installation; alternate parking locations include the Soccer Complex and Meek lots.
Meek Aquatics and Recreation Center Parking Lot
Section 1 closure beginning Oct. 6 for storage and staging (watch for the tall orange cones); canopy installation from Oct. 28 to Jan. 8, 2027. Limited parking may be available during installation; alternate parking locations include the Selby lot.
Jay Martin Soccer Complex Parking Lot
Please note: The short-term closure expected to begin overnight Oct. 3 is postponed.
Minimal lot closure on the evening of Nov. 13 (watch for the tall orange cones); canopy installation from Nov. 16 to Feb. 16, 2027. Work to begin after completion of the regular fall soccer season. Limited parking will be available during installation; alternate parking locations include the Selby and Meek lots.
Selby Stadium Parking Lot
Minimal lot closure on the evening of Dec. 8 (watch for the tall orange cones); canopy installation from Dec. 9 to Feb. 5, 2027. Work to begin after completion of the final fall games at the stadium. Limited parking will be available during installation; alternate parking locations include the Meek lot.