title: These schools went solar – and the savings will pay for teachers
author: u/InsaneSnow45
contenttype: redditpost
publication: r/energy
published: 2026-02-25T21:59:26+00:00
sourceurl: https://www.reddit.com/r/energy/comments/1rerbbp/theseschoolswentsolarandthesavingswill_pay/
word_count: 225
Link: https://electrek.co/2026/02/25/these-schools-went-solar-and-the-savings-will-pay-for-teachers/
Score: 466 | Comments: 27 | Subreddit: r/energy
Top Comments
u/Mettatuxet (7 pts):
Just like lottery money will go to schools. Until legislature decides to do something else.
u/Krypto_Kane (15 pts):
Oh wow look how that works. Who would have thought. !!! Duh.
u/poyochama (8 pts):
My previous company was supposed to be this huge international "industry for helping fight climate change and environmental pollution", and in the multiple factories and offices their combined solar panel installations were equal to an astounding 0.00 MWh. When employees suggested installing some solar the response was "but how will this generate profits??? Until someone comes up with a plan to generate business with this, not a single panel will be approved". Efforts lasted years and in the end still nothing.
It's good but at the same time sad to see these budget constrained institutions having to do all the work.
To say the least I am glad I left that hypocritical place
u/Ithirahad (10 pts):
...Right by coal country, no less. Reporting on this before everything is actually built, in this political environment, strikes me as ill-advised.
u/RollingCarrot615 (22 pts):
Its a shame that to fund teacher salaries there has to be savings elsewhere to offset instead of just fucking paying our teachers
u/babyyodasthirdfinger (14 pts):
In case you were wondering why the pedogarchy doesn’t want renewables.
u/InsaneSnow45 (20 pts):
Fifteen schools in Wayne County, West Virginia, are getting solar power, and the district says the energy savings will fund teachers’ salaries.
Six rooftop solar systems are now finished, with nine more under way across the district. The projects are expected to cut electricity costs by about $150,000 to $200,000 per year once all installations are complete. For a rural district where energy is a major operating expense, that’s money that can go straight back into classrooms rather than into utility bills.
West Virginia–based solar company Solar Holler is developing the installations. The district signed a long‑term power purchase agreement (PPA), which locks in a fixed electricity rate without requiring the schools to pay upfront construction costs.