URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Green Schools Project acknowledged Urbana High School for an initiative selling photo voltaic vitality.
The highschool was named a Path to Net Zero Energy honoree for its work on sustainability in the course of the college yr.
The UHS Engineering Club tracks consumption in its engineering lab. They then researched and audited totally different photo voltaic panels earlier than selecting to buy a conveyable photo voltaic panel package with a grant from the Illinois Green School.
Officials mentioned college students show their photo voltaic panels at neighborhood outreach occasions to assist display and promote inexperienced vitality.
Last yr, 39 colleges throughout the state have been acknowledged by the Illinois Green Schools Project for his or her sustainability initiatives.