California Solar Schools To Save $1.5 Billion In Electricity

By Energy Matters

California’s massive push for solar and related support will see many of the state’s K-12 schools and higher education institutions installing solar panels – and saving approximately $1.5 billion in electricity costs over 30 years.

U.S. solar panel maker SunPower has partnered with the California School Boards Association to establish a Solar Schools initiative, to help schools in the state take advantage of generous government incentives to go solar.

Over the next 12 months, SunPower aims to install solar power systems at over 90 K-12 schools and higher education facilities across California, including five systems in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. The San Ramon Valley projects are expected to offset an average of 80 percent of the electricity costs at each school, representing estimated savings of more than $2 million for the district in the first year…

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