https://futurism.com/the-byte/solar-panels-save-teachers-raise
"A rural school district in Batesville, Arkansas generated enough solar energy
to give every teacher a raise,
CBS News reports.
Salaries were only averaging around $45,000 at the Batesville School District,
with many teachers leaving as a result. It was also proving difficult to
attract new teachers to the town of just 10,000 people.
But then the school district, which included a high school and five other
education centers, turned an unused field into a solar energy farm back in
2017. It also covered the front of the high school in 1,500 panels.
After installing the solar array and investing in other new energy
infrastructure, Climatewire reports that the district turned a $250,000 annual
budget deficit into a $1.8 million surplus — enough, according to CBS, to give
every teacher a raise of up to $15,000."
Via Diane A.
Cheers,
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