Currently two of the largest K-12 arrays in Pennsylvania, the Midd-West School District in Middleburg and the Tamaqua Area School District, were developed by GreenWorks/SRE. Another K-12 project, the Central Columbia School District array, will join the list of the largest in PA when it turns on in April of 2023.
Used by permission of Generation 180 (generation180.org), a national advocacy group for solar in schools, from its 2022 report Powering a Brighter Future in Pennsylvania – A Report on Solar at Pennsylvania K-12 Schools.
Read Generation 180’s solar at Pennsylvania schools report.
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GreenWorks/SRE develops solar for K-12 schools, colleges and universities that requires NO UP-FRONT INVESTMENT and saves the school significant money over the 40-year life of the array.
Central Columbia School District
Bloomsburg, PA
3.8 MW combined ground (10 acre) and roof array
Savings at $0.105/kWh electricity cost:
| Years 1-5: | Over $350,000/year |
| Years 6-40: | Over $500,000/year |
| Total estimated 40-year savings: | Over $20 million |
| 40-year average cost of solar electricity: | $0.024/kWh |
Watch the solar video produced by Central Columbia students and narrated by Superintendent Jeff Groshek.
Midd-West School District
Middleburg, PA
2.54 MW (7 acre) ground array
Savings at $0.105/kWh electricity cost:
| Years 1-5: | Over $170,000/year |
| Years 6-40: | Over $350,000/year |
| Total estimated 40-year savings: | Over $15 million |
| 40-year average cost of solar electricity: | $0.039/kWh |
Watch the Generation 180 video featuring the Midd-West solar project and the educational benefit to its students.
Tamaqua Area School District
Tamaqua, PA
2.5 MW (7 acre) ground array
Savings at $0.105/kWh electricity cost:
| Years 1-5: | Over $230,000/year |
| Years 6-40: | Over $350,000/year |
| Total estimated 40-year savings: | Almost $15 million |
| 40-year average cost of solar electricity: | $0.048/kWh |
Pottsville Area School District Pottsville, PA
1.4 MW (170,000 total square foot) rooftop array
Savings at $0.105/kWh electricity cost:
| Years 1-5: | Over $70,000/year |
| Years 1-5: | Over $250,000/year |
| Total estimated 40-year savings: | Over $10 million |
| 40-year average cost of solar electricity: | $0.066/kWh |