SGS Goes Green with Avista's Solar Select

Spring is here, so let's talk about "going green."  Saint George's School is helping to reduce carbon emissions in the Northwest, powering both a more sustainable world and the best educational experience in the Spokane area.  Since December 2018, Saint George's has been buying about 50% of its electricity through the Avista Solar SelectTM program.  That amounted to more than 293,000 kilowatt hours of electricity last year.  That saved the equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions from driving 514,208 miles, or what 44 passenger vehicles would emit when driven for an entire year!  

This power was generated by the largest solar array in Washington state near Lind using 81,700 panels covering 200 acres.  Thanks to state and federal incentives, Avista does not charge an additional cost to the school to purchase electricity from the program.  And then we make some of that power available at an electric car charging station on campus, which was partially paid by an Avista grant!