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Shepherd University’s Agricultural Innovation Center at Tabler Farm, a demonstration farm where students learn and implement sustainable agriculture practices, hosts a 6-kilowatt solar array.
The 189 solar panels on Shepherd University’s Scarborough Library rooftop was the largest solar installation among West Virginia nonprofit organizations when installed in 2019. The panels generate 60 kilowatts of power per year and promise a savings of approximately $120,000 over the system’s lifetime.
Almost 100 electric buses manufactured in West Virginia are being used by school districts in approximately 20 WV counties as a result of West Virginia’s 2022 economic partnership with GreenPower Motor Company, making West Virginia a leading state in all-electric school bus deployment on a per capita basis.
WV Climate Link is an online tool and educational resource for exploring and learning about West Virginia’s changing climate and what it means for the state’s communities, ecosystems and economies.
In this podcast, West Virginia Climate Change Professional Development Program (WVCCPD) founders Dr. Kathryn Williamson and Fairmont State University/NASA’s Josh Revels discuss this innovative program for West Virginia teachers and highlight the many resources available for teaching climate science, solutions and communications on the WVCCPD website, including Climate Change Lesson Plans developed by and for West Virginia teachers!
The 378 solar panel array installed on the Parkersburg High School Field House will provide approximately 20 percent of its energy along with providing about 3 percent of the power used in the larger school complex.
Energy upgrades for thirteen facilities (almost 1 million square feet of building space) in the Ohio County School District, Wheeling, WV, guarantees energy savings over the next 15 years.
Energy upgrades completed in 2018 at seven Morgan County Schools and a number of district support facilities, in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, have resulted in a $1 million savings in utility and related costs over five years.
Mineral County Schools in Keyser, WV teamed up with the engineering firm CMTA for a performance contracting project for 12 school renovations.
The Kanawha County Schools performance contracting project with consulting engineering firm CMTA for upgrades and construction on 18 buildings in the Kanawha County School District, encompassing 1,406,677 square feet, was completed in 2023.
An energy savings performance contract between Grant County Board of Education and the engineering firm CMTA resulted in energy upgrades to all four schools in the district.
This article covers a ceremony held in The Culture Center at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, WV in October 2023 recognizing West Virginia public school districts awarded grants by the Coalfield Solar Fund.
Calhoun County Schools was awarded a competitive grant of $75,000 to incentivize a total of 750 kilowatts of solar power generating capacity at three campuses.
Berkeley County Board of Education, in Martinsburg, WV, partnered with the consulting engineering firm CMTA to renovate 35 buildings in the district, including seven schools that received new geothermal HVAC systems.
Barbour County’s Junior Elementary, named a 2019 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School, provides a model for its “innovative practices surrounding health and wellness, environmental impact and sustainability education.”
Started in response to student demand, Marshall University Sustainability Department promotes sustainability and efficiency on campus and in the community, encouraging everyone to “Be Marshall Green”
Experts at the West Virginia University (WVU) Solar Power Test Site in Fairmont, WV are studying questions related to battery storage, electric grid integration, grid performance and cybersecurity related to solar power.
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action’s Youth Climate Ambassadors Program is empowering the next generation of climate leaders in the Mid-Ohio Valley
RIdgeview Elementary School in Sophia, WV is considered a Zero Energy Building, which “mean[s] that the school can produce more net energy than it uses if additional solar panels are added.”
Wayne County public schools and Appalachia’s largest Power Purchase Agreement
Solar Holler teams up with Wayne County schools to train solar workers.
West Virginia Sustainable Schools recognizes schools for implementing sustainable practices.
Williamsburg High adds solar to energy mix.
From the Journal of Sustainability Education
The WVU Sierra Student Coalition’s active community of environmentally conscious students engages in wilderness outings, volunteerism, and campaigns to promote sustainability on campus.
