Arizona Schools Going Solar

ARIZONA – On November 24, Arizona’s Salt River Project utility announced that 14 schools across the state were chosen to receive photovoltaic systems for their rooftops.     The program will fund the installation and maintenance of 10-kilowatt roof-mounted solar systems. SRP will also provide education resources to educators and students that will provide them with hands-on activities related to renewable energy, math applications for data collected from the PV systems and information on how solar energy works. SRP will provide maintenance coverage for 10 years. Pendergast Elementary School District Superintendent Ron Richards remarked, “The savings we will see from the 30 kilowatts of renewable energy equates to one teacher’s salary.”

Laurel Passera

Laurel is a Senior Renewables Analyst for IREC attorneys Keyes, Fox & Wiedman, and engages in research and analysis of net metering and interconnection regulatory trends to support IREC’s outreach and communication efforts. In 2009, Laurel was a Southeast Regional Network fellow for the Southeast Environmental Leadership Program and currently sits on Raleigh City Council’s Environmental Advisory Board.