Bath-area schools will soon operate using solar power, which is expected to save the district about $40,000 on its energy bill annually, but the schools likely won’t be able to use solar power until late 2023.
The Regional School Unit 1 board signed a 20-year contract with ReVison Energy Monday to purchase power generated by a solar farm the company will build near Augusta.
RSU 1 serves Bath, Arrowsic, Woolwich and Phippsburg.
RSU 1 Superintendent Patrick Manuel said the solar power agreement is estimated to save the school district between $850,000 to $900,000 over the contract’s 20-year lifespan. Those savings come from energy billing credits RSU 1 will receive to offset a portion of its Central Maine Power bill for using solar power.
RSU 1 attorney Aga Dixon estimated the district will receive a roughly 17% discount, totaling about $40,000, annually on its CMP bill through…
Bath-area schools to use solar energy in effort to save $40,000 annually
