>Fifteen schools in Wayne County, West Virginia, are getting solar power, and the district says the energy savings will fund teachers’ salaries.
>Six rooftop solar systems are now finished, with nine more under way across the district. The projects are expected to cut electricity costs by about $150,000 to $200,000 per year once all installations are complete. For a rural district where energy is a major operating expense, that’s money that can go straight back into classrooms rather than into utility bills.
>West Virginia–based solar company Solar Holler is developing the installations. The district signed a long‑term power purchase agreement (PPA), which locks in a fixed electricity rate without requiring the schools to pay upfront construction costs.
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>Fifteen schools in Wayne County, West Virginia, are getting solar power, and the district says the energy savings will fund teachers’ salaries.
>Six rooftop solar systems are now finished, with nine more under way across the district. The projects are expected to cut electricity costs by about $150,000 to $200,000 per year once all installations are complete. For a rural district where energy is a major operating expense, that’s money that can go straight back into classrooms rather than into utility bills.
>West Virginia–based solar company Solar Holler is developing the installations. The district signed a long‑term power purchase agreement (PPA), which locks in a fixed electricity rate without requiring the schools to pay upfront construction costs.