The panels will save the district a total of $4.95 million over the next 20 years.
Los Gatos Union School District finished the installation of solar panels at all five of its schools to reduce costs and promote sustainability.
Daves Avenue, Louise Van Meter, Blossom Hill and Lexington Elementary School and Fisher Middle School had the panels installed over the past few months. The district celebrated the achievement at a ribbon cutting at Fisher Middle School Thursday afternoon. The district partnered with ForeFront Power to bring the panels to the schools and entered a 20-year contract through the“Another important result of this major project will be the chance to educate our kids on the photovoltaic process of converting sunlight to usable electricity,” Fenchel said. “Fourth-grade students at Blossom Hill Elementary School are already learning about this process while outside enjoying the shade of the solar array working above them.
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