This Pennsylvania school is saving big with solar and EV school buses

Published on December 19, 2024

When Steelton-Highspire School District decided to go solar, it wasn’t because of climate altruism. It wasn’t sustainability goals that drove it to convert its six school buses from diesel to electric, either. Instead, the 1,377-student district, located in a historic Pennsylvania steelmaking town where unemployment…

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When a solar energy developer approached Halifax County, North Carolina, in the early 2010s about renting its former airfield in Roanoke Rapids, community leaders had a condition. “If they were willing to lease this land for the very first solar project in the area, the county needed to get something back in return,”…