— from Linda Lyshall —
Enroll in Community Solar today and be a part of the renewable energy future of San Juan County! Your participation in Community Solar for our Schools will provide our students with renewable energy education and will generate renewable solar energy for our schools, reducing our schools’ electricity costs. To top it off, all participants receive payback through annual production incentive payments.
Four solar-electric systems will be installed at the schools on Lopez, Orcas, San Juan, and Shaw Islands. There will be no cost to the school districts for the purchase or installation of the solar-electric systems. All the energy generated will be donated to the school districts, lowering their electricity costs. Bonneville Environmental Foundation will provide educational curriculum, teacher training, and science kits for each school to support our schools’ science programs.
San Juan County residents and businesses can purchase solar units at $200 each, up to 100 solar units per individual (approximately 5 kW). Participants will receive annual energy production incentive payments through 2024 that are anticipated to fully pay back participants for the cost of the solar units purchased. Participants can also choose to donate their incentive payments to the San Juan County school district of their choice.
Community Solar for our Schools was developed by Islands Energy, which is a collaborative group of local and regional nonprofits and community volunteers led by the San Juan Islands Conservation District and sponsored by OPALCO. They are working together to increase energy efficiency and conservation, increase local energy generation, and keep energy costs lower.
To sign up, call 378-6621 or VISIT ONLINE.
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