The Walmart Foundation has announced a $1.2 million grant to the National Energy Education Development Project for a project that will put solar panels on twenty schools in five cities across the country.
Through the Walmart Solar School program, NEED will work with school districts in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Seattle to identify the schools that participate in the effort. NEED expects the solar panels to generate some 150,000 kilowatt hours of electricity each year, which would save the schools more than $15,000 in energy costs and prevent more than one hundred tons of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere.
In addition to supporting Walmart's renewable energy goals and commitment to education, the grant will help create and sustain a variety of green jobs, including engineering, design, and installer technician positions. All the panels used in the program will be manufactured in the United States.
"The Walmart Solar School program will help educate the next generation on the opportunities and benefits of using more renewable energy," said Walmart Foundation president Margaret McKenna. "This program aligns perfectly with Walmart's sustainability commitment to involve our communities and customers in our environmental and social efforts."
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