Cloudcroft Schools looking at Solar Energy

Among other issues that the school board will be discussing at its November 9 meeting will be the approval  of the application for a grant for a 100 KW PV Solar system (to put it mildly, this is a BIG solar system). If you would like to check out this program, you can visit the PED memo or the Governor's press release.

Cloudcroft Schools also received a grant for $150,000 for energy efficient lighting. The Governor has publicized this information here.

Yet another energy-related grant for Cloudcroft Schools was received from British Petroleum. Since I was involved in the writing of this grant, I know a little more about it. The school was awarded a $10,000 grant for a greenhouse, powered by solar photovoltaic and heated by solar thermal. This program will be used by science and agriculture students across the district to study botany and plant biology, as well as to learn about alternative energy sources. To help track the progress of the Greenhouse project, along with other "green" projects around Cloudcroft, I have established www.cloudcroftgreen.com. I'm very much looking forward to tracking the "green" efforts of our community.