Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Iowa’s first fully solar-powered school district should happen this summer
WAYLAND — Students in one small southern Iowa district will return to see big technology changes this fall. Workers over the summer will transform the school buildings into Iowa’s first district completely powered by the sun.
{snip}
On the sunniest days, the district’s solar panels should provide as much as 110 percent of all the power used. With net metering, the excess is put back into Alliant Energy’s system and credited to the district.
WACO’s solar conversation became a teachable moment this spring as 5th and 6th graders eagerly took daily measurements and computed the power output. Teacher Chad McClanahan said students began rooting for sunny days so the system would produce more power.
“It makes it meaningful when they can see what’s happening and it makes a difference when you talk about science and green power and then say ‘Let’s go look at it,’” he said.
Read more at http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/iowas-first-fully-solar-powered-school-district-should-happen-this-summer-20150602#pYmf1eOvrjIzPfkT.99
{snip}
On the sunniest days, the district’s solar panels should provide as much as 110 percent of all the power used. With net metering, the excess is put back into Alliant Energy’s system and credited to the district.
WACO’s solar conversation became a teachable moment this spring as 5th and 6th graders eagerly took daily measurements and computed the power output. Teacher Chad McClanahan said students began rooting for sunny days so the system would produce more power.
“It makes it meaningful when they can see what’s happening and it makes a difference when you talk about science and green power and then say ‘Let’s go look at it,’” he said.
Read more at http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/iowas-first-fully-solar-powered-school-district-should-happen-this-summer-20150602#pYmf1eOvrjIzPfkT.99
Pretty cool!
