Solar in Schools

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Is Your School Ready for Solar?


The Solar Foundation estimates that more than 3,700 K-12 schools in the U.S. currently have solar power systems on site, serving nearly 2.7 million students across the nation and saving nearly $78 million in electricity costs annually. While that sounds like cause for celebration, there are currently 50 million students enrolled in elementary or secondary schools

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Bright Ideas Blog, Solar, Solar in Schools

SHOW AND TELL: Schools Showcase Clean Energy Strategies at Stanford Symposium


Education and clean energy leaders gathered last week at Stanford University for the second annual Clean Energy for Education Symposium. The schools attending this growing conference are determined to provide students with a world-class education, while dramatically reducing the energy needed to sustain their institutions.

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