Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced winners in each of the competition’s three divisions. Join us later today to help select the Project Pitch winner from among the first-place teams!

The first-, second-, and third-place teams in each division are as follows:

City of Denver/Auraria Center for Higher Education District Use Case Division

  • 1st Place: University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
  • 2nd Place: Georgia Institute of Technology
  • 3rd Place: The Ohio State University

University of Central Florida District Use Case Division

  • 1st Place: University of Colorado Boulder
  • 2nd Place: University of California, Irvine
  • 3rd Place: The University of Toledo

University of Nebraska – Lincoln District Use Case Division

  • 1st Place: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • 2nd Place: Boise State University
  • 3rd Place: Illinois State University

Congratulations to all the teams who presented to judges for the Class of 2021.

At 2 p.m. ET today, Monday, April 26, the three first-place teams in each division will face off and present 8-minute project pitches to a public audience, who will vote on their favorite presentation to determine the Project Pitch Champion. 

Register now and join the Solar District Cup Pitch Championship today at 2 p.m. ET!