{"id":5434,"date":"2020-01-09T17:43:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T07:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/?page_id=5434"},"modified":"2020-01-09T17:44:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T07:44:03","slug":"bardon-state-school-gets-solar-panels","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/bardon-state-school-gets-solar-panels\/","title":{"rendered":"State Government Installs Solar Panels at Bardon State School, More Qld Schools on the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The State Government ends 2019 with <\/strong>Advancing Clean Energy Schools (ACES) <\/strong><\/a>program reaching another milestone as <\/strong>Bardon State School<\/strong><\/a> and several other Qld schools saw solar panels installed over their rooftops.<\/strong>
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State schools are one of the State Government\u2019s largest energy consumers, spending more than $71 million each year. Advancing Clean Energy Schools (ACES) Program is the State Government\u2019s initiative aimed at reducing energy consumption at 1,241 state schools through a $97-million investment in solar panels and energy efficiency measures, which may include LED lighting, timers on hot water systems, and additional solar systems.
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Ten thousand new solar panels have already been installed on 76 state school buildings and classrooms, Education Minister Grace Grace announced last 17 December 2019. As installation work ramped up over the Christmas holiday period, additional 2,000 panels would have already been installed in 14 Qld state schools entering the year 2020.
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\u201cWe\u2019re making great progress in making our state schools more energy efficient,\u201d she said, adding that the ACES program is expected to support 320 jobs and 58,000 hours of apprentice work.
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\u201cNot only are we going to save millions of dollars, we\u2019re also helping reduce our impact on the environment and support local jobs in the process,\u201d she said.
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