Several technical high schools across Connecticut are slated to receive solar as part of a collaboration with the Connecticut Green Bank, officials said.
The projects are a collaborative effort between Connecticut Technical Education and Career System, the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services, and the Connecticut Green Bank through the Green Bank’s Solar MAP+ program.
Schools that are slated to receive solar include Howell Cheney Technical High School in Manchester, W.F. Kaynor Technical High School in Waterbury, A.I. Prince Technical High School in Hartford, Eli Whitney Technical High School in Hamden, Emmett O’Brien Technical High School in Ansonia, Henry Abbott Technical High School in Danbury, H.H. Ellis Technical High School in Danielson, according to the CT Green Bank.
The seven solar projects will collectively deliver 4.6 megawatts of clean energy to the schools and energy cost savings of $5.9 million over the lifetime of the panels while reducing carbon emissions by the equivalent of 2,290 metric tons annually, officials said. Additionally, the projects will incorporate a workforce development component by offering both classroom and onsite education to the students of each project site.
To celebrate the solar projects, the Connecticut Green Bank said it is holding a groundbreaking event with the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System as it gets ready to kick off construction of the seven solar projects.
The event will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 12:30 p.m. at Howell Cheney Technical High School in Manchester, one of the seven technical high schools benefitting from solar. Anyone interested can register for free on the Eventbrite website.
Stephen Underwood can be reached at sunderwood@courant.com
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