The Solar Foundation’s National Solar Schools Census

TSF’s National Solar Schools Census puts solar schools on the map. As the most comprehensive database of its kind, the census identifies 3,752 K-12 Schools with solar installations in the US. That means that nearly 2.7 million students attend schools with solar.

Through 16 months of extensive research, the census collected invaluable data from hundreds of public and private sources about schools and their solar installations.

On September 18, the Solar Foundation (TSF) and their research partners at SEIA released their report entitled Brighter Future: A Study on Solar in US Schools. This report marks the first nationwide assessment of how solar energy powers schools across the US, and highlights the successes of schools across the country.

Some of the report’s findings include:

Solar is on the rise! Of the 3,752 systems installed, 3,500 were installed in the last six years.
The higher the grade level of the school’s students, the more likely the school is to have solar. This means that more high schools have solar installations than middle schools or elementary schools.
The electricity generated by the school solar installations adds up to a combined $77.8 million per year in utility bills. This averages out to $21,000 per year per school.

Read the full report here: http://thesolarfoundation.org/sites/thesolarfoundation.org/files/SOLAR-SCHOOLS-REPORT-FINAL.pdf

For more information about the National Solar Schools Census: http://thesolarfoundation.org/education/national-solar-schools-census