Author: Erik Curren

Roanoke City schools are saving money by going solar

Mar 02, 2026

Virginia Independent News

Microgrids Bolster Roanoke City Public Schools’ Emergency Shelter Capabilities, Lower Utility Costs

Mar 01, 2026

Microgrid Knowledge Magazine

Solar project to help Roanoke schools save money

Feb 27, 2026

WDBJ-TV Roanoke, VA

Roanoke school division receives grant for solar-powered microgrid

Feb 25, 2026

Cardinal News, Roanoke, VA

Roanoke City Public Schools receives $450,000 state grant to build solar-powered microgrid

Feb 25, 2026

WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA

Roanoke City schools awarded $450,000 to construct solar energy grid for emergency shelters

Feb 24, 2026

WXFR-TV, Roanoke, VA

Solar panels at Mountain Empire Community College

Rooftop solar producing power at Mountain Empire Community College

Feb 23, 2026

Cardinal News, Roanoke, VA

Dalton-Cantrell building at MECC with rooftop solar panels

A College Makes History and Students Get Solar Jobs in Coal Country

Feb 17, 2026

Mountain Empire Community College will save $2.4 million by going solar. Even better, the college helped students in Southwest Virginia move into careers as solar installers.

Why Starting Construction by July 4, 2026 Can Lock in Lower Costs for Solar PPAs

Jan 20, 2026

Schools, hospitals and businesses that want to go solar will get better PPA rates if they act before federal tax credits expire.

New Article Exposes Dominion’s Plan to Stop Schools from Going Solar and Shows How One School Fought Back

Dec 29, 2025

Fairfax County Schools, one of the largest systems in the nation, had equally big ambitions to lead the nation's schools on solar power. But Dominion had other ideas.