https://reasonstobecheerful.world/schools-going-green-saving-money/
"In Warren County, Kentucky, the school district saved more than $2 million in
utility costs since retrofitting five schools with solar panels and introducing
other energy efficiencies. In Jamestown, Rhode Island, installing solar panels
at two schools is saving the district more than $60,000 per year. After the
school district in Boulder Valley, Colorado, retrofitted a middle school,
energy costs dropped by approximately $10,000 annually.
Those examples are from a new report commissioned by the Building Power
Resource Center, a group that supports climate action. While investing in green
buildings is good for the environment, the report makes the case that it’s also
good financially, freeing up money schools can use for teachers, books and
other needs.
And the report says that even though the Trump administration cut many of the
federal programs incentivizing schools to invest in greener buildings and
vehicles, there are still places to turn for help with up-front capital on
clean energy projects — namely state programs. Still, because of the shifting
politics, the projects face longer odds getting off the ground than a few years
ago.
“School districts all around the country are looking for ways to save money,
and this seems like a pretty good strategy for them to be looking at,” said
David R. Eichenthal, the study author and a former Biden administration
official who now serves as a visiting research scholar at the City University
of New York’s Center for Urban Research. “I used to be a local government
finance officer, and there are few phrases that are more music to one’s ears
than ‘recurring operating savings.’”"
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
