Schools make bank on solar

Drive down Highway 80 into Tombstone and look to the left. A sprawling yellow school reveals itself and to its left stands a little patch of blue. Solar is shining at Tombstone High. Over the past 10 years, school districts in Arizona have been making the transition to solar energy. One of the early adopters…

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Solar Panels Saving Schools Money

Tombstone High School and Walter J. Meyer Elementary School installed covered parking in parts of their parking lots that is helping power the schools. The covered spaces, created in 2012, are topped with 100 and 300-kilowatt solar panels that generate power for the schools as part of the Arizona Public Service Schools and Government Program,…

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