Tag: schools
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Students in Salt Lake City drive school district to 100 percent clean energy commitment
Earlier this month, the Salt Lake City District School board passed a resolution unanimously establishing the goal of transitioning the school district to 100% clean electricity by 2030, and off of fossil fuels for heating and transportation by 2040. This effort was led by students from Salt Lake’s three majorRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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This Virginia school district will be half-powered by solar thanks to Secure Futures Solar
Orange County Public Schools has signed an agreement with Secure Futures Solar of Staunton to install and operate solar panels at eight facilities across the school division for a total capacity of 2.5 MW of power. That’s enough to provide nearly half of the total electricity for the facilities. JustRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Six Ohio school districts are going solar with no upfront cost via Inovateus, En-Trust
Inovateus Solar, a Midwest solar developer, and En-Trust, an energy service and finance company for K-12 education, are collaborating on a portfolio of solar and energy efficiency projects for six Ohio school districts. When completed in 2020, the initial 10 solar and energy efficiency improvements will provide an average ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Santa Barbara School District to build solar-driven microgrids to improve community resilience
As deadly wildfires and Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) become the “new normal” in California, communities are increasingly turning to renewables-driven microgrids to maintain power for their most critical loads during grid outages that can last for days or potentially weeks. To bring these communities unparalleled economic, environmental, and resilienceRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Cool story: Utah high schooler works to get her school a $100,000 solar system
A portion of the energy used by an Ogden-area high school is now coming from the sun, after a student took the matter of renewable energy into her own hands. St. Joseph’s Catholic High School senior Olivia Arbogast first approached the principal last year about getting solar panels on theRead More — Solar Builder magazine