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Consultant pitches $2.1M community-solar plan to cut district energy costs and fund local programs
Summary
Energy consultant David Funk of 0 Emissions Northwest presented a proposal to install about 1 megawatt of rooftop solar across Pullman School District buildings using WSU-administered incentives; the model would require no up-front cost to the district and would generate funds earmarked for low-income households and district priorities.
A Spokane-based energy consultant told the Pullman School Board on April 30 that a community-solar proposal could install roughly 1 megawatt of solar across district roofs and potentially provide large, multi-year energy savings and community benefits without up-front cost to the district.
What was proposed: David Funk, president of 0 Emissions Northwest, described a program built around a $100 million incentive fund administered by WSU Energy that targets solar projects benefiting low-income Washingtonians. Funk and district sustainability committee members said they walked district roofs and identified about five large sites (three elementary schools, the middle and high school, plus the…
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