A blog post from Evergreen Action reveals how two school districts are owning their clean energy future.

Giving examples from Menasha Joint School District in Menasha, Wisconsin and Creighton School District in Creighton, Arizona, the post details how these districts are leveraging federal funding to make the switch to clean energy and lower their costs. 

According to the article, in Creighton: “After hearing that funding opportunities through the IRA could help cover 40 percent of solar costs, Creighton School District jumped on the opportunity and added the installation of solar panels to their list of projects—along with tree plantings and shade structures.” 

The superintendent of the Creighton school district realized that Direct Pay financing, a provision of the Inflation Reduction Act, would help finance clean energy upgrades that would improve their air conditioning systems and save money. 

Meanwhile, Menasha, WI will be home to the state’s second net-zero school. The new clean energy system is projected to save $140,000 annually and slash carbon dioxide emissions by 803 metric tons each year. The director of the district’s project said of the Inflation Reduction Act: “It’s a huge tool that the community can get assistance from for doing things that are going to save them money over the long haul and get a payback. A lot of the things like geothermal are the same price if not cheaper than an HVAC system so when you really look at the math, it makes sense.” 

Read more about these school districts here 

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