The county’s Solar for Schools program will provide $100,000 each to school systems in East Cleveland, Maple Heights, Euclid, Cuyahoga Heights and one other district yet to be named.
She said it will take further analysis before the schools know how much of their energy costs will be offset by the solar power. The Solar for Schools program intends to select one vendor to do all five schools to take advantage of the economies of bulk purchasing. The process can be complicated given the number of installers to choose from and the option to either own your panels or buy the power from a third-party that owns the panels, Katz said. It’s expected the school districts will own their own panels and be able to take advantage of tax credits.