Background

What is Solar4Schools all about?

Valley Community School Bolton

Solar4Schools is about getting solar electricity into the heart of our communities.

The main funding that makes Solar4schools possible is known as the 'feed-in tariff'. This is government funding programme which rewards generators of renewable energy for every unit of clean, green renewable energy that they make. For schools without the funds in place to cover the up-front cost of having solar installed, Solar4schools has partnered up with GE to help provide a 15 year lease for schools.

Solar PV provides a powerful visual demonstration of how micro renewables can be incorporated into buildings to help meet broader government aims of carbon reduction by encouraging energy efficiency and on-site renewable energy generation. PV installations on schools and colleges also help educate the next generation about the importance of renewable energy.