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Pineland Learning Center Uses Solar Array To Help Students Better Understand Conservation The PLC solar panel project is expected to supply 95 percent of the school's energy needs in addition to providing a critical lesson in conservation for the students. “The meter for the system was installed in early August,” said Fred Eccleston, Director of PLC. “Taking advantage of the sun's energy is good for the environment and for the students,” he said. “We want our students to understand the advantages of using renewable sources of energy. Now most of our energy requirements are being met with the help of solar energy.” The solar array has 854 panels, each of which provides up to 245 watts. The panels are mounted on the school's roof and cover 18,500 square feet. Eccleston said the array took about three months to install. “The solar array is part of a comprehensive energy plan,” Eccleston said. “In addition to the panels, the school has programmable thermostats throughout the building, as well as economizers in the HVAC system which reduces the load on condensers.” Pineland Learning Center, with campuses in Carmel and Vineland, is a private, non-sectarian day school educating at-risk students from kindergarten to twelfth grade from Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Cape May and Salem Counties. For 30 years, they have designed programs to fulfill the educational, social and emotional needs of their students. The goal of PLC is to help students discover and reach their own level of success. For each and every student that comes through the door, Pineland is a place where they are guaranteed an opportunity to grow as an individual with the support of a staff dedicated to achieving positive and measurable results. Pineland Learning Center is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the National Association of Private Special Education Centers and the New Jersey Based Association of Schools and Agencies Serving the Handicapped. More information is available by calling (856) 378-5020 or on the web at www.pinelandschool.org. <<back |
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