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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 …

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. …

Many voices unite to create the first school district climate action plan in Maryland

In Prince George’s County, Maryland, students, parents, teachers, school officials, and local government leaders came together to commit to a bold goal of carbon neutrality by 2040 and to make …

School leadership in sustainability celebrated at the White House

On Apr 26, 2024, Generation180 participated in the first-ever White House Summit for Sustainable and Healthy K-12 School Buildings and Grounds, an event that brought together the leading school district …

Schools harness solar at a global scale

America’s schools are making progress on the switch to clean energy. Since 2015, the amount of solar installed at K-12 schools has tripled and the number of schools with solar …

School district produces more clean energy than it consumes

This story was originally written for the Powering a Brighter Future in Pennsylvania; a 2022 report on solar at Pennsylvania K-12 schools. — Midd-West School District, a small district serving …