California's Pajaro Valley Unified School District will install solar power systems, projected to reduce energy costs by approximately $380,000 each year, at five schools.
From Sept. 29 to Oct. 19, 2013, students, faculty and staff at Santee School District in Southern California competed to achieve the greatest percentage reduction in their school's electricity use by turning off lights when not needed, unplugging electronics after the school day finished and engaging in other energy conservation actions. The district saved a total of 35,203 kilowatt-hours, resulting in about $7,500 in savings.
Taylor High School has deployed a renewable energy system that brings together solar and wind power in an effort to reduce costs and teach students about sustainable energy.
Sandy Grove Middle School, located in Hoke County, NC, has deployed a photovoltaic solar power system, making it a net producer of energy.
A Montana school district is looking to save more than $140,000 per year through improvements made to 12 of its school buildings -- improvements that are designed to make them more energy-efficient. The changes, which will be finished by the end of 2013, will come at no up-front cost to the district.
Maryland's University Park Elementary School is installing a rooftop photovoltaic solar array projected to generate up to $18,000 each year in addition to clean energy.
With government data centers on the verge of major changes, how can states balance their technology needs with their financial reality?
Maryland's Caroline County Public Schools has completed construction on three solar photovoltaic installations with an expected combined yearly output of 2,800 megawatt hours of electricity.
The Los Angeles Unified School District has recently gone public with its decision to install solar power systems at 26 schools to save $25 million over 20 years.
Indiana Area School District (IASD) is moving forward with plans for $16 million in energy-efficiency improvements to its schools, maintenance buildings, and administrative buildings.
High school students in Rockport, Maine are using their school's new wind turbine—purchased with funds raised by the students—to study energy issues and find ways to reduce energy consumption on campus.
An e-waste recycler has launched a new goal tracking feature that shows school and district participants how close they are to their yearly fundraising goal.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/20/12
New York City Public Schools is receiving more than $1 million in funding to support a pilot program on sustainable energy designed to draw students into STEM-related fields of study.
- By Mike Hohenbrink
- 09/05/12
New Jersey's Toms River Regional Schools has completed construction of a 4.5-megawatt photovoltaic solar system.
Three California school districts have completed solar projects designed to save more than $32 million in electricity costs over 25 years.