• Green Energy Electrek Green Energy Brief EGEB Solar power West Virginia These schools went solar - and the savings will pay for teachers Fifteen schools in Wayne County, West Virginia, are getting solar power, and the district says the energy savings will fund teachers’ salaries • Six rooftop solar systems are now finished, with nine more under way across the district • The projects are expected to cut electricity costs by about $150,000 to $200,000 per year once all installations are complete • For a rural district where energy is a major operating expense, that’s money that can go straight back into classrooms rather than into utility bills • West Virginia-based solar company Solar Holler is developing the installations • The district signed a long‑term power purchase agreement (PPA), which locks in a fixed electricity rate without requiring the schools to pay upfront construction costs

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  • Fifteen schools in Wayne County, West Virginia, are getting solar power, and the district says the energy savings will fund teachers’ salaries. Six rooftop solar systems are now finished, with nine more under way across the district. The projects are expected to cut electricity costs by about $150,000 to $200,000 per year once all installations are complete. For a rural district where energy is a major operating expense, that’s money that can go straight back into classrooms rather than into utility bills. West Virginia-based solar company Solar Holler is developing the installations. The dist

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