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Porterville schools may go solar
PORTERVILLE
November 13, 2009
8:03am
• Would use stimulus money to install panels
• Could offset much of district’s power bill
Three schools in the Porterville school district in the Central Valley may find part of their campuses covered with photovoltaic solar panels, if the district follows through with a plan given an initial okay this week.
The city district within Tulare County would use money through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act meant to build or upgrade school facilities.
Trustees of the Porterville Unified School District have decided to authorize “certificates of participation” to tap into the program by Dec. 31
The solar panels would be located at Granite Hills High School, Porterville Adult School, and at a third campus yet to be determined.
The school district says the three systems could provide as much as 40 percent of the power used by the district.
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