08/15/2012 - Two Citrus County schools, that also serve as emergency shelters, will get free solar installations and battery backup systems, thanks to a grant from Progress Energy Florida.
Citrus High School in Inverness and Citrus Springs Middle School are among a handful of the state's public schools to participate in the utility's SunSense Schools program. Progress is a subsidiary of Duke Energy.
The solar energy program, which provides no-cost solar installations for up to 10 public schools and one post-secondary institution in Progress Energy Florida’s service territory per year through 2014. Each participating school will receive a 10-kilowatt (kW) solar installation with battery backup.
"The SunSense Schools program helps bridge our goal of increasing renewable energy education and adoption with our desire to provide customers the electricity they want and need in all weather conditions," said Vincent Dolan, Duke Energy state president -- Florida. read more>>>
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