A Virginia school district pioneers solar and battery microgrids

posted by Kristi Wachter on October 20, 2026

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Roanoke City Public Schools is building the state’s first solar-plus-storage systems to keep emergency shelters going during extreme weather and cut down…

Canary Media Elizabeth Ouzts September 8, 2026

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Due to be installed by the end of the year, the storage systems will be among just a handful of batteries at school buildings around the country, according to Generation180, a national nonprofit headquartered up the interstate in Charlottesville. The dearth of sustainable microgrids at schools is problematic in the wake of natural disaster, since they account for 60% of all FEMA-designated relief shelters in Virginia and half of those nationwide.

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posted by Kristi Wachter on October 20, 2026

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