{"id":16431,"date":"2014-05-02T15:46:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T21:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=16431"},"modified":"2014-05-02T15:46:44","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T21:46:44","slug":"solar-schools-create-learning-saving-opportunities-even-great-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/solar-schools-create-learning-saving-opportunities-even-great-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Schools Create Learning, Saving Opportunities… Even in Great Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a> One of the beauties of solar power: it really doesn’t require a lot of sun to create power. So, sure, places like Arizona<\/a> and Abu Dhabi<\/a> can creates massive amounts of electricity with the sun… but the UK – not known for its sunny days – can also power homes and businesses with solar panels. The Power Your Future<\/a> program is taking advantage of what sunlight there is in Great Britain to create “solar schools,” and has already installed 100 solar arrays that will create cost savings and educational opportunities for these institutions.<\/p>\n Isn’t that expensive? Well, yes… and not every school will be able to pay for a solar power system up front. So, the program has partnered with Australia-based CBD Energy<\/a> to fund new arrays at 22 schools across the UK. The company created bond offerings to raise money for the program, and brought in over\u00a0\u00a37.5 million (or $12.65 million American). With that money, they’ll be able to generate\u00a03,300,000 MWh of electricity, and prevent emissions of over\u00a01,720 tons of CO2 every year.<\/p>\n