Campbell River's Timberline Secondary School was one of 24 schools throughout the province to receive solar panel funding in an announcement from the Environment Ministry Friday. Highland Secondary School in Comox is another.
The solar panels will focus the sun's energy to heat water and improve energy efficiency at 24 schools, nine colleges and universities, and five hospitals across B.C. thanks to $2.8 million in capital funding from the Public Sector Energy Conservation Agreement (PSECA) and its partners, Terasen Gas, SolarBC, and Natural Resources Canada.
"In 2010, B.C. will have the first carbon-neutral public sector in North America where every student will enter a carbon-neutral school and every patient will be cared for in a carbon-neutral hospital," said Minister of State for Climate Action John Yap.
"At the same time, these projects are helping to grow B.C.'s emerging solar technology market and create new jobs for British Columbians."
The main focus is on education and supporting growth in the solar technology sector.
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