When the Bremen School Board met for the first time this year, Superintendent Jim White presented members with some information about acquiring a bond in order to make some capital improvements around the building.
During Monday night’s meeting, Dr. White suggested that the school look into utilizing a solar generation system as a way to help defer energy costs over the next 25 to 30 years.
When it comes to how much they could save, it really depends on the price of energy in the future. However, with using a conservative estimate, Dr. White predicts that utilizing solar could defer roughly $2.7 million in energy costs over the next 30 years.
He said the possibility of getting $4 million bond has been discussed. A solar energy system is only estimated to cost about half of that, which would leave $2 million available for other projects.
Though no official actions were taken on Dr. White’s bond or solar energy suggestions, members asked the superintendent to present a prioritized list of additional potential projects at their next school board meeting on February 19th.
Additionally, Dr. White said he’ll be answering any questions the board members may have about the process between now and then.
