Ribbon cut at Largest Solar Facility at a Secondary School in New Jersey

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1. The high school down the street from my office is finishing up constructing

8 solar panel-topped shade structures for their large main parking lot. Now people will be able to park in the shade AND the school will generate a lot of electricity in the process.

Our long, hot summers (in excess of 115F on a regular basis) are really hard on cars, so the more shade over parking, the better. It will help that whole block stay cooler due to reduced heat island effect.

Plus it will provide shelter from the sun and rain at a major bus stop where they couldn't bother to erect a proper shelter.