Solar Panels Can Help To Fund School Resources

On June 22, a coalition of residents, from various communities (representing various organizations: Progressive Maryland and the South County Environmental Justice Coalition, PG County Change Makers, and Prince George’s County NAACP) met in South County to discuss community needs and solutions. The groups discussed implementing solar panels at schools, community representation of the Prince George’s County Board of Education, and ways to move forward. The collective settled on adding more solar panels to schools in South County. The goal is to cut the schools’ utility costs and to use that money to increase teachers’ salaries, use the funds for school resources, or perhaps aid with building new neighborhood schools. Their approach to this is not an anomaly.