Sustainability committee urges school solar push; Green Bank, Solar Map Plus cited as tools

Jul 11, 2025

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.

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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.

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