August 4, 2023
A proposal in the state legislature would help boost renewables in Pennsylvania by easing the process for schools to install solar panels.
The Solar for Schools bill passed the House in June with a bipartisan vote of 134-69 and is now waiting for a vote in the Senate.
The initiative would give the Department of Community and Economic Development the ability to set up a grant program for schools to apply for federal climate money to cover up to half the cost of installing solar.
The state would provide technical support to help navigate the process.
The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler (D-Philadelphia), said schools are facing high energy bills and few administrators have the bandwidth to navigate a solar energy contract.
Read more here:
https://www.pahouse.com/Fiedler/InTheNews/NewsRelease/?id=131961