Midwest Renewable Energy Association: 11 Wisconsin Schools Go Solar in the Program’s First Year


Midwest Renewable Energy Association: 11 Wisconsin Schools Go Solar in the Program’s First Year


WISCONSIN – Wisconsin schools are increasingly going solar, thanks in part to the Midwest Renewable Energy Association’s (MREA) Solar on Schools initiative. In the program’s first year alone, 11 grants were awarded to Wisconsin schools. These projects have collectively added 1,739.4 kW of solar capacity to Wisconsin’s electrical mix, creating enough electricity to power 274 homes, and will offset the equivalent of annual greenhouse gas emissions produced by 350 passenger vehicles. By going solar, these schools are able to offset energy costs that can be reinvested into school programming. These investments also provide a unique opportunity to expose students to careers in the growing clean energy industry by incorporating live solar energy tracking into STEM curriculum.

Grant recipients include:  

  • Merton Intermediary School, Merton Community School District 
  • Merton Primary School, Merton Community School District 
  • Madison West High School, Madison Metropolitan School District 
  • Eau Claire Memorial High School, Eau Claire Area School District 
  • Eau Claire North High School, Eau Claire Area School District 
  • Forest Edge Elementary School, Oregon School District 
  • Marshfield High School, School District of Marshfield 
  • Madison College, Fort Atkinson Campus 
  • Madison College, Reedsburg Campus 
  • Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay Campus 
  • Midstate Technical College, Stevens Point Campus
   ...more

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