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Roanoke Schools Makes TV News for Plans to Add Solar + Battery Storage
Roanoke Schools Makes TV News for Plans to Add Solar + Battery Storage
Mar 12, 2026
Multiple stories on TV news and elsewhere shine positive attention on the schools for saving money through innovation in clean energy and battery energy storage.
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An Insider’s Take on Why Roanoke Decided to Build More Solar Energy than any K-12 System in Virginia
An Insider’s Take on Why Roanoke Decided to Build More Solar Energy than any K-12 System in Virginia
Nov 03, 2025
Jeff Shawver of Roanoke Schools knows that going solar can save real money for public schools. But there's a right and a wrong way to do it. And he wants people at other schools to know the difference.
Read MoreRoanoke City Public Schools to Save $46.5 Million through Solar Energy and Roof Restoration
Roanoke City Public Schools to Save $46.5 Million through Solar Energy and Roof Restoration
Mar 26, 2025
Eleven new solar power systems will augment six systems installed in 2024 to give Roanoke Schools in Virginia a total of 7.3 MW of solar at 17 locations.
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