Kingsport City Schools May Be One Step Closer To A No-Investment-Required Solar-Power Program Expected To Save The System 3-Million Dollars Over 20 Years. Knoxville-Based Ameresco Is Proposing To Install Roof-Top Solar Panels Across The School System, Charging A Rate, Less Than American Electric Power Is Charging. The School Board Is Set To Meet With The Company Again October 8Th.
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This artist’s rendering shows where solar panels would be placed atop Jefferson Elementary School, part of an Ameresco proposal projected to save almost $3 million in electricity costs over 20 years with no up-front city investment.