Australian schools are going solar
Three state governments in Australia are rolling out solar power options for their schools.
The NSW and Tasmanian governments both announced the names of schools that will be receiving solar — in NSW this includes 25 schools that will also act as virtual power plants as part of a pilot program, before rolling this energy innovation out to all public schools.
Western Australia is also in the process of implementing their $44.6 million Schools Clean Energy Technology package.
“To see NSW, Tasmanian and WA state governments embracing renewable energy in schools is a big win for our kids' future,” said Nic Seton, CEO of Australian Parents for Climate Action.
“Once again, state governments are leading the way on climate innovation, proving that climate action should not be a political football. In the UK, both sides of national politics agree on taking climate action. Australian parents in their thousands are telling the Federal Government that they want less politics and more climate action.”
“Last year during lockdown, hundreds of parents and their kids around Australia made hand-crafted suns and took selfies, to send a message to the Prime Minister that they wanted him to put solar and batteries on schools and early childhood centres as part of COVID recovery.”
“The PM turned a deaf ear to these parents and their kids, and the 12,000 Australian parents who signed our open letter calling on the PM to Solar Our Schools.
“Now we are celebrating this massive win for these concerned parents, with state governments on both sides of politics listening and acting to Solar Our Schools.
“Australian Parents for Climate Action is continuing to meet with both major parties federally and in the states to ask them to Solar Our Schools. A joint state and federal agreement to Solar Our Schools would create 7000 jobs nationwide in renewable energy, plus the money saved from power bills could employ 4000 more teachers — helping to fix our national teacher shortage. Not to mention the millions of tonnes of carbon emissions that would be saved.”
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