Townline Earns Solar Panel Station Grant

Townline is the latest Hawthorn District 73 school to get a roof-top solar station. 

Administrators successfully wrote an Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation grant, which will cover the cost of installing a 1kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system. 

Each year, the station is expected to generate approximately 1,200 kilowatt hours of electricity and help avoid 1350 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. Perhaps more importantly, the system will give students a hands-on look at the impact and benefits of solar energy. 

Townline joins Middle North in housing a solar station.

— Submitted by School District 73