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Talbot schools accept $481,000 MEA grant for 210 kW solar array on district property
Summary
The Talbot County Board of Education accepted a $481,000 Maryland Energy Administration grant to build a roughly 210 kW solar array on district-owned land near the board office.
The Talbot County Board of Education voted Wednesday to accept a $481,000 grant from the Maryland Energy Administration to install roughly a 210 kilowatt solar array on about 3 acres of excess district property on Magnolia Street adjacent to the board office.
What the board approved: The grant award, as presented by facilities staff, was accepted and the board authorized staff to sign for the award. The project site is district-owned land across from a recreation field; the array will be ground-mounted rather than placed on a school roof.
How the system would operate: Staff said the district will pursue an aggregate net metering arrangement with Eastern Shore utilities so energy produced by the…
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