Danville School to remove wind turbine, add solar
May 31, 2021
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DANVILLE, Vt. (AP)
The wind turbine at the Danville School is coming down but renewable energy will soon be a bigger part of the school.
Principal Dave Schilling told the school board this month that the $4,000-$11,000 in repairs needed to get an inverter working were not worth the small amount of power that the turbine generates, the Caledonian Record reported.
This month the school board unanimously voted to enter into a net metering agreement with a solar power company. Eighty percent of the school’s energy usage will be provided through a solar installation adjacent to the school.
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The North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce has announced the winner of the WindWinRI High School Wind Turbine Competition. (Shutterstock)
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI The North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that Exeter/West Greenwich High School has been awarded first place in the WindWinRI High School Wind Turbine Competition.
The North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce hosted the WindWinRI program with KidWind, an an educational organization focused on teaching people about renewable energy, on May 7. On May 10, a ceremony was held to honor the teams who received first, second, and third place awards. This event is such an exciting look into Rhode Island s future, said Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea in a statement. We have our state s emerging leaders gaining valuable experience in the field of renewable energy – which is going to be a vital part of our economy and infrastructure going forward.