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Solar on Schools
Adapted from Sustainable Architecture White Pages, by Earth Pledge Foundation.
Schools are natural centers for learning and community activity and thus make ideal sites for photovoltaic (PV) systems.
In the interest of educating the public and moving solar technologies to market, Solar Works, Inc., a leading renewable energy services provider since 1980, has initiated the Solar on Schools program. Since the program began in 1998, Solar Works has installed 20 PV systems, ranging from a 300 watt system at an environmental education center in Concord, New Hampshire, to a six kilowatt system at the University of Vermont in Burlington.
Educational materials and training on renewable energy are also made available as part of the program. These resources include access to SolarQuest, a Web site that links solar schools across the country; a subscription to Solar Today, CD-ROMs about renewable energy; demonstration PV modules for use in classroom experiments; and a host of interacctive classroom and field exercises.
Roof-mounted and “roof-integrated” PV systems are being placed on public and private schools and colleges throughout New England to demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits solar electric systems can provide.
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add your comment »Not to mention cutting a large chunk out of their budgets restoring money that can be used for other vital education resources.
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Could we find a better way to teach kids about taking care of the environment. As a former teacher I spent many days coming up with lessons for the kids to teach them to respect the Earth. Showing them and living it is the best by far. Now as a real estate agent I teach my clients!
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I think adding Solar to public schools would be amazing! Not only would it be great for the environment, but would open the minds of the students to more green options in their daily lives.
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