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Pennsylvania celebrates new Solar for Schools grant program

Electrify Our Schools PA helps lawmakers spread the word about solar’s benefits for schools Pennsylvania’s Schools want more solar! The Commonwealth has taken a significant step forward in advancing solar …

Community Solar Offers Financial Lifeline to School Families in Need

Northeast Early College High School | Photo Credit: McKinstry Northeast Early College High School  District: Denver Public Schools Location: Denver, Colorado Solar Installation: 310 kW solar parking canopy Participates in …

Solar-Powered School District Shines Bright in West Virginia’s Coal Country

Boyd County High School, Kentucky. Photo Credit: Solar Holler Nestled along the western border of West Virginia in a region with a long history in coal mining, Wayne County Public …

North Carolina County Blazes a Path to 100% Clean Energy

Montford North Star Academy | Asheville, North Carolina | Credit: Pisgah Energy Blazing a Path to 100% Clean Energy by 2042 in Buncombe County By 2042, the western North Carolina …

Baltimore School Supports Families in Need Through Community Solar

Handerson-Hopkins School, Baltimore, Maryland | Photo Credit: Will Kirk/John Hopkins University In Baltimore, MD, a community school is using its rooftop to help school families and staff lower their electricity …

A Campus Where the School Building is a Teacher

Tar Heel School | Bladen County, North Carolina A Campus Where the School Building is a Teacher: How Bladen County is modeling clean energy adoption for North Carolina schools Tar …

Five Questions with Gen180’s new Executive Director, Stuart Gardner

A few weeks ago, we made the bittersweet announcement that our founding Executive Director Wendy Philleo was leaving her post and that our long-time colleague, Stuart Gardner, would be taking …

Maryland Energy Administration Awards $24 Million to Electrify Public Schools 

August 15, 2024 Press Release Maryland Energy Administration Awards $24 Million to Electrify Public Schools Generation180 Partners with MEA to Support Maryland Public Schools in Accessing New State Funds  Annapolis, …

Federal clean energy grants help low-wealth district renew infrastructure

The William Penn School District received $7.2 million from the federal Renewing America’s Schools Grant program fund a high-efficiency upgrade of Penn Wood High School | Photo Credit: Kimberly Paynter/WHYY …

Happy (2nd) Birthday, IRA! Not So Terrible Twos.

Two years ago, President Biden signed landmark climate legislation — the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — into law, spurring the largest investment in clean energy and climate in U.S. history. …