The list of Australian schools investing in commercial-scale solar to slash power costs and shrink their carbon footprints continues to grow, with the announcement of two major new installs being rolled out at two exclusive private schools – one in Western Australia and one in Victoria.
In Perth, Christ Church Grammar School announced on Monday that it had selected Perdaman Advanced Energy to install a 670kW solar PV system on its Claremont campus – a move the school says was motivated by both economics and ethics.
On the economic side, the investment (cost undisclosed) is expected to save the school nearly $200,000 on energy costs a year.
On the ethical side of the equation, the school sees the installation of zero carbon renewable energy generation technology as an important teachable moment.
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