Gatehouse Primary School in Dawlish will see its dream of getting rooftop solar panels come several steps closer if plans to build a solar park at nearby Ashcombe get the go-ahead.
The school has signed up to 10:10’s Solar Schools campaign, and needs to raise over £13,000 to install its solar panels.
Solstice Renewables, who are developing the solar park, is donating £300 towards the fund now, with an additional £2,000 per year available to the school for the next 25 years if the solar park goes ahead. The school would be able to draw down up to £5,000 of those funds early to help reach its target.
As well as contributing to Gatehouse’s Solar Schools fund, £1,000 a year would be retained to be allocated to educational sessions linked to the solar park and site visits. Solstice Renewables has already conducted the first of these with Year 5 pupils at the school, teaching them about electricity usage and generation and making information leaflets about the solar park.
Claire Pearce, Gatehouse Primary deputy headteacher, said: "It’s great that Solstice Renewables recognises the important link between their solar farm proposal and educating local young people about renewable energy and biodiversity.
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