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Thanks to the generous support of Idaho Power's voluntary Green Power Program, Salmon Junior Senior High School joined the Solar 4R Schools program in spring of 2016. As a Renewable School, Salmon Junior Senior High School is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 3.8-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system, and leveraging the system's performance data as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms.

Energy monitoring provided to the school has connected the... Read full project narrative >>

As part of its Clean Energy and Carbon Reduction Initiative, in 2014 Chevrolet committed to provide Solar 4R Schools renewable energy education resources to teachers in select communities served by local Chevrolet dealerships with installed solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) canopy charging stations.

American Chevrolet of Modesto CA, has a 10.6 kW solar EV charging station on-site and through Chevrolet’s support, provided two Solar 4R Schools workshops that include STEM education training and classroom resources to multiple educators representing the following schools:... Read full project narrative >>

Community Solar gives members of the Ravalli Electric Co-op the opportunity to receive power from solar panels without the hassle and expense of installing panels at their home. The Co-op is offering members a chance to purchase the energy output from one solar panel in an 88 panel, 25kW array. REC’s Valley Solar project is an easy, affordable way to support renewable energy development, where customers receive an annual credit on their electric bill for the electricity generated by their share of the project. View... Read full project narrative >>

In 2016, Community School was selected by Idaho Power to become the next Renewable School in Bonneville Environmental Foundation’s (BEF) Solar 4R Schools program. Thanks to generous support and funding from the utility’s Green Power Program participants and project match provided by Community School, the school installed a 15 kW PV system on the school which is estimated to cover seven to eight percent of the campus’ electric use. Educators at the school also received a customized renewable energy teacher training from Solar 4R Schools in Fall 2015, complete with hands-on science kit... Read full project narrative >>