Two schools in a small district in Maryland will be able to take advantage of a new solar installation that will also produce electricity for three other entities in the community. The project is the first public sector solar system in the state to benefit from a new law that allows for aggregate, net-metering, whereby one solar system can serve multiple customers.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 07/12/12
Four Tucson-area schools will soon be solar-powered.
A small school district in Illinois has signed a $1.1 million contract to do work on its facilities that will reduce its energy needs.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/30/12
The San Lorenzo Unified School District in Northern California has tapped a school modernization bond to install its first solar project.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/29/12
An Arizona school district said it expects to reduce its electricity costs by $22.4 million over 25 years with the installation of a solar power system.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/21/12
Two California nonprofit organizations are coming together to provide solar power education to K-12 schools.
The Green Schoolhouse Series will make gifts of state-of-the-art, multimillion-dollar green schools to underserved districts, all with the help of volunteers and corporate sponsors.
- By Jennifer Grayson
- 05/15/12
New Jersey's Lawrenceville School has installed a 6.1-megawatt photovoltaic system that is expected to generate enough electricity to offset 90 percent of its annual power needs.
The William S. Hart Union High School District in Santa Clarita Valley, CA is building a photovoltaic (PV) solar system designed to produce between $18 and $20 million in energy savings over 20 years.
Blairstown, NJ-based boarding school Blair Academy has completed the installation of a 253-kilowatt solar electric system that is expected to meet nearly 7 percent of the campus' electric needs and save $16,500 in electricity costs during its first year of installation.
Evansdale, IN-based Mater Dei High School took home top honors in the Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2012 competition with its 2,188 miles-per-gallon vehicle.
- By Mike Hohenbrink
- 04/03/12
Greenwich High School, part of the Greenwich Public Schools district, has just turned on its new 7.7-kilowatt solar energy system, with the help of the Connecticut Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority and Mercury Solar Systems.
- By Caitlin Moriarity
- 04/02/12
The Center for Green Schools has launched the Green Classroom Professional Certificate program to teach educators, administrators, and parents about sustainable schools and classrooms.
A Nevada school district has turned to an energy efficiency company to save thousands of dollars in costs.
One chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council is taking a first step in a wide-scale classroom "greening" project for public K-12 schools nationwide.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 03/19/12