Green Energy Projects Eyed at District Schools

The Rainy River District School board is investigating the possibility generating its own power at some of its schools.

Manager of Plant Operations Raymond Roy says they're developing business cases on four projects in hopes of accessing a portion of $70-million dollars the province is setting aside for renewal energy projects.

"We're looking at J.W. School potentially partnering up with Conserval Engineering on some solar panels there," says Roy. "The second renewal energy funding that came up this summer, we're looking at building business cases for our three secondary schools. We're also looking at solar power, but we're also looking at wind turbines or solar walls."

Roy says approval of the projects by the province could lead to energy savings for the board, or the potential of selling power back to the hydro grid.