Solar panels: Photo by Chris Arrant

Solar panels: Photo by Chris Arrant

In January, we wrote that two East Dallas educational programs received an energy boost in December.

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Austin-based Green Mountain Energy Sun Club awarded Stonewall Gardens a $20,000 grant to install solar panels in its garden, and the club awarded Dallas Academy $30,000 toward the cost of solar-paneling the school’s roof.

In August, builders from Native, Inc. were on campus installing Dallas Academy’s new solar array, and the school was connected to the grid by October, the school announced.

Dallas Academy installed a 289-panel, 73 kilowatt solar array, which will produce 118,280 kWh of solar power annually. According to estimates, this will eliminate 79.25 tons of CO2 emissions every year.

Dallas Academy’s array is also one of the largest arrays of any private school in the state. It will not only power Dallas Academy but will support neighborhoods surrounding the school. Its solar installation is also the largest Sun Club project in the history of the program.