State lawmakers want more of Pennsylvania’s schools to go solar.
This week at the state capitol, advocates pushed for more schools to sign up for the state’s Solar for Schools program, which is heading into its second year in existence.
74 K-12 schools received grants last year, with Shapiro administration officials saying that on average, those schools saved more than $5 million a year on electricity.
Carlisle and Steel High are among those districts.
“We feel the Industrial Revolution, and today we are feeling a new era of classroom innovation thanks to the Solar for Schools program. Let’s not leave our school districts in the dark. While energy prices rise, let’s give them the tools to harvest the sun, slash their overhead and reinvest those millions of dollars where they belong,” said Shannon Crooker, the Pennsylvania Director for Generation 180.
“Let’s continue working together to bring solar energy to more schools across Pennsylvania and to show our students that their future is worth our investment of time and resources,” said Mike Statler, the director of business operations at Carlisle Area School District.
The program is not cost-free.
The state would cover half of the cost of installing solar panels, but schools would own the systems themselves.
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