All schools to get solar panels to reduce energy costs

The Department of Education said a school with a 6kW Solar PV installation could expect to save in the region of €1,200-€1,600 per year on their bill when the credit they’ve earned for selling electricity to the grid is taken into account.

All 4,000 schools across the country are to have solar panels installed to reduce energy costs and their carbon footprint, Education Minister Norma Foley has announced.

Schools in some counties have been invited to participate in the first phase of the Solar for Schools Scheme, to be funded by the Government’s Climate Action Fund.