A comprehensive energy reduction project is complete at the Argos Community School Corporation.
Johnson Melloh Solutions, a Veregy Company, recently installed a 225-kW rooftop solar array consisting of 636 high efficiency solar panels, four power inverters, and a 65-kW high efficiency natural gas micro turbine at the school corporation. The solar arrays were installed over six roof sections that were out of warranty.
Superintendent Ned Speicher said the project is expected to save the school corporation and the local taxpayers over $3 million in the next 25 years.
The project will also allow for new curriculum and initiatives with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM); 21st Century Learning; the state of art technology; and public safety.
School officials are planning a ribbon cutting for the project at a later date.
