WSU EXTENSION SHOWCASES SOLAR PROGRAM BENEFITING RURAL SCHOOLS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE

PULLMAN, Wash., July 30 -- Washington State University issued the following news release:

A unique partnership delivering long-term benefits to school districts across Washington displayed what is possible through collaboration during the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) conference in Wichita, Kansas.

Leaders fromWashington State University Extension's Community and Economic Development(CED) unit and Partners for Rural Washington (PRWA) presented their collaborative work onThe Giving Grid, a program that helps rural Washington school districts lower energy costs by installing rooftop solar arrays on public schools.

CED Extension Unit Director Christina Sanders and collaborator Jody Opheim, ex...