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.”
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