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Summersville schools authorize purchase of 17.5% of landfill solar output to lock in electricity savings
Summary
The Summersville School Board voted to join the City and Ameresco in a group net‑metering power purchase agreement for a landfill solar array, committing to buy roughly 17.5% of the system's annual output under a 20‑year contract with no upfront capital cost to the district.
The Summersville School Board voted Aug. 26 to authorize the district to join a group net‑metering agreement that will allocate about 17.5% of a solar array built on the city landfill to the school district.
The deal, presented by Ryan Fahey of Ameresco, will let the district buy roughly 600,000 kilowatt‑hours a year from the landfill array under a 20‑year power purchase agreement. "My name's Ryan Fahey, I'm a Senior Project Manager with Ameresco," Fahey told the board, explaining the array is under construction and will be operational this year.
Board members and district staff said the arrangement requires no upfront payment from the schools and that Ameresco will own and maintain the equipment. Fahey said Ameresco will sell…
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