A new solar field will power Clark-Pleasant Middle School for years to come, after the district’s school board approved the project unanimously during its meeting Tuesday.
Although the size of the solar array has not yet been determined, Clark-Pleasant schools will pay Performance Services Inc. a Carmel-based construction company, $1,772,314 to design and build the solar field.
Administrators at Clark-Pleasant Community Schools are looking to have the solar array completed by the end of the calendar year at the educational campus off Worthsville Road, between Clark-Pleasant Middle School and Grassy Creek Elementary School.
It would be the second solar panel field in the area, as one completed in April will accompany the summer opening of Ray Crowe Elementary School.
Under current projections, the solar array would offset 60% to 65% of energy costs and save the district $2 million to $2.5 million over the course of 20 years, said Jay Staley, Clark-Pleasant’s business director, earlier this month.
Students would be able to view electricity generation and savings information at the solar field and also on a web portal, something the district is working to develop, Staley said.
