Wednesday, September 26, 2012
A ceremony marked the beginning of the installation process of solar panels for the Parkway School District.
A ribbon cutting ceremony marked the beginning of the Parkway School District's solar panel installation program. As previously reported by Patch, Parkway is installing 33 buildings with solar panels. The process is expected to be complete by the end of December. According to the Parkway School District, this is the first and largest school solar project in the state of Missouri. Tuesday's ceremony was held at Barretts Elementary School in Manchester, which will be the first school to receive the panels. Each building will have 100 panels installed on it. "I'm really excited that Parkway has taken a leadership role and proud of our school board for making this a reality," said Superintendent Keith Marty. "I'd like to think that Parkway is …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The Parkway School District's first of 33 solar panels goes in Tuesday at Barretts Elementary School in Manchester.
According to the Parkway School District, this is the first and largest school solar project in the state of Missouri. As previously reported by Patch, Parkway is intalling 33 buildings with solar panels and the installation process is expected to take four to six months. Barretts Elementary School is the first school to receive the panels Tuesday morning. Parkway is leasing the solar energy, or photovoltaic system, from Brightergy Solar Solutions for $72,300 a year, over 20 years. The panels will generate energy for electricity, according to the district. Cindy Bambini with Brightergy tells Patch the district is installing 3,267 solar panels that will be used to help generate power all 33 buildings. They're estimated to save as much …
Friday, September 21, 2012
With the increasing popularity of solar panels, the City of Town and Country is creating a city ordinance so residents have guidelines to follow.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Initially scheduled for installation in August, solar panels will begin being installed in the Parkway School District next month.
In May, the Parkway School Board voted unanimously to move forward with a plan to install 33 buildings with solar panels. The installation process is expected to take four to six months with Barretts Elementary School being the first school to receive the panels. As previously reported by Patch, Parkway is leasing the solar energy, or photovoltaic system, from Brightergy Solar Solutions for $72,300 a year, over 20 years. The panels will generate energy for electricity, according to the district. Initially, the solar panels were set to go into the buildings beginning Aug. 20, but Cindy Bambini with Brightergy tells Patch the first school is now expected to begin installation of the panels Sept. 5. There is no specific reason for the delay, …
Monday, August 13, 2012
The Parkway School District will install more than 3,200 solar panels beginning August 20 with Barretts Elementary School in Manchester.
In May, the Parkway School Board voted unanimously to move forward with a plan to install 33 buildings with solar panels. Parkway students head back to class Tuesday and the installation of the solar panels is expected to take place over the next four to six months. As previously reported by Patch, Parkway is leasing the solar energy, or photovoltaic, system from Brightergy Solar Solutions for $72,300 a year, over 20 years. The panels will generate energy for electricity, according to the district. "It will save the district $14,194 the first year and has no up front installation cost," Parkway School District Spokesperson Cathy Kelly tells Patch. She said savings could reach more than $1.4 million over the life of the contract which runs …
