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Sustainability committee urges school solar push; Green Bank, Solar Map Plus cited as tools
Summary
Committee members reviewed charts showing Simsbury lags peer towns in school solar capacity and discussed using Solar Map Plus, Green Bank assistance and PPAs to reduce school energy costs and free funds for educational priorities.
Committee members presented charts showing Simsbury has far less solar capacity on municipal school properties than comparable Connecticut towns and discussed next steps to pursue solar for schools using Solar Map Plus, Green Bank technical assistance and power purchase agreement (PPA) models.
A committee spokesperson summarized meetings with town Public Works staff and the Board of Education and said the goal is to pursue a financially sound energy plan that reduces utility bills for school buildings and frees funds for school operations. "We have, 15 currently," the presenter said of school solar capacity, a figure committee members…
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