Friday, April 27, 2012
District is locked into long-time agreement that cuts costs nearly in half, superintendent says
Timing is everything. The decision by the Central Regional Board of Education a few years ago to take a chance on solar energy is still paying off, despite the sour solar market, Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides said. "We are golden," Parlapanides said today. "Back in 2008, we started looking at geothermal, wind and solar to see what would be the best for Central," he said. Four years later, more than 6,000 solar panels stud the back fields of Central Regional High School and Middle School. The district paid nothing to solar energy firm Dobco to install the panels. Today Central pays Dobco roughly nine cents a kilowatt hour for electricity, compared to the market rate of roughly 17 cents a kilowatt hour, Parlapanides said. Dobco …
Monday, July 25, 2011
Board of Education examining solar power possibilities
Berkeley school district officials are exploring options to switch to solar power under a power purchase agreement. “We are moving ahead with alternative energy,” schools Superintendent Joseph H. Vicari said. “We viewed which plans are effective. The efficiency will pay for itself.” Board of Education members listened to a solar energy presentation by consulting engineer from Pennoni Associates at a recent board meeting. The presentation focused on options for power purchase agreements. Board members then agreed to let board President James Byrnes begin examining different options. Byrnes, who also chairs the board's building and grounds committee, could not be reached for comment. Vicari said a solar power purchase agreement has two …
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Roughly 6,000 solar panels now being installed for high school and middle school
At first glance, the metal brackets lining the back fields of Central Regional High School look like bleachers. But they are actually part of a $10 million solar energy construction project that won't cost district taxpayers a penny. The roughly 6,000 solar panels now being installed will provide enough electricity to power both the high school and middle school on the 98-acre campus off Forest Hills Parkway, schools Superintendent Triantafillos "Tom" Parlapanides said. A private company has provided the panels in order to earn renewable energy credits to meet New Jersey's mandate that 30 percent of energy generated be renewable energy by 2015, he said. The district is locked into an 8.9-cent price per kilowatt hour once the panels are up …
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11:35 pm on Friday, April 27, 2012
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