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Your School Solar Benefits
Installing solar enables your school to run on clean energy while at the same time combating greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. In addition, especially with an on-site solar installation, your school will be immensely able to reduce dependence on outsourced fossil fuels, promoting renewable energy use in your area. Below we have run down some of the major benefits of going solar for schools in the US cities and states.
1. Reduced Operating Costs
Solar power systems will reduce or even eliminate your classroom, laboratory and hallway buildings electric bills. For schools who happen to be non-profits, this saved money can have tremendous impact. Although the US has seen a significant number of schools taking advantage of solar energy recently, there are tens of thousands more that could see significant cost benefits, among other things, by making the switch. With large, flat rooftops and enormous parking lots free of shade, schools are a critical resource for renewable energy for their communities. That being said, there are a number of ways that installing solar could be of value to schools themselves. Let’s take a look at what these advantages are.
2. Cost Savings
Although most schools do not have the option of taking advantage of state and federal solar tax incentives as nonprofit entities, they can still benefit from these policies through on-site power purchase agreements (PPA). PPAs are contracts where solar energy companies finance, build, own, and maintain a system on the customer’s site and sell the solar electricity generated back to the organization at a reduced, fixed rate – usually at a significant discount compared to what the utility charges for electricity.
3. Learning Experience
Another long-term benefit of going solar is the knowledge students can gain from having this kind of innovation at their fingertips. Not only does a solar energy system encourage sustainable practices among the student body, but many schools with solar have gone as far as integrating the system into their learning curriculum through science and/or math classes. For example, the Batesville High School’s solar system has been used in the school’s science curriculum. The school has added an interactive kiosk that provides data streaming access that students can assess to measure the output of the solar panels, fostering an enriching learning environment. Many schools’ large, flat roofs are untapped resources for renewable energy and given the upsides—major potential cost savings, the opportunity for an educational tool for students and the chance to make a positive environmental impact—every American school should consider it.
4. Maintenance-Free & Reliable
Once installed, your solar power system will require little or no maintenance at all, most especially if you are using batteries to store excess solar energy during the day. Your school solar system will provide electricity quietly and cleanly for 25 to 40 years. All of your solar panels will at least carry a 25-year warranty.
5. Earning the "Green" Label
Utilizing electricity from solar power will result in your school reducing consumption of fuels, thus helping in eliminating greenhouse gas emissions and pollution. By using this alternative source, your school or company can express its participation in the battle against global warming and can reduce our country’s dependence on foreign sources. Going green will not only reduce your school operation expenses but will serve as a great PR and marketing tool for you. Having an environmentally responsible image is good for your company, as it can generate a positive response from consumers.
Your Immediate Solar Benefits
- A drastic reduction in your monthly power costs
- Reduce your carbon footprint
- Reduce risk of grid power price increases
- Immediate visual appeal of a well-engineered and installed system
School Solar Long Term Benefits
- It pays your school back over a couple of years, then it’s all savings
- Your badge of honor in a sustainability-focused country
- Add value and brag factor, which is good for your corporate image
Worried about the cost?
Don’t be, before any decision is made we will fully outline the cost of the system, the savings it will generate, and help you arrange any finance required.
At Norita Solar we are believers in owning your own business solar system, not renting or leasing it. Options are available for either outright purchase or we can tailor a financial package to suit your cash-flow. In most cases the energy savings generated will balance the payments on the system installed.
To finance your solar purchase, we offer YOU incredibly low interest loans, with financing rates as low as 2.5% depending on your credit status. Now YOU can easily purchase your solar system without paying upfront, and have it installed on your business property roof INSTANTLY. You are free to use our in house solar loans to buy a solar system ranging anything from $30,000 to $1 million fully funded by Lenders we are affiliated to, that you can find in house.
This way you pay ALMOST NOTHING to go solar. Simply trade-in your current utility bill payments for solar loan payments, creating NO ADDITIONAL CASH FLOW PRESSURES on your monthly business obligations.