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.
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