Parkwood Middle School is offering a Sustainable Energy Academy. Our school has partnered with NC GreenPower to support this academy. NC GreenPower is excited to announce their largest grant award yet for the Solar+ Schools program. Our school will receive a solar educational package that includes a 20-kilowatt (kW) solar array, STEM curricula, teacher training and more.

We need your help! New for 2023, the program awardees will receive a grant to pay for all of the project’s construction costs, expected to be approximately $55,000-$75,000. We should raise $3,500 to cover any future operations and maintenance expenses. The included weather station and data monitoring will incorporate live information from the array into classrooms. Teachers will be able to compare different weather scenarios and involve students in reading and interpreting the energy data.

Union County Public Schools qualify to receive tax-deductible donations as a government unit under Internal Revenue Code section 170(c)(1).