WKBN First News 27 by: , November 13, 2020
CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) – 91²Ö¿â at Trumbull is installing solar panels in the ground along the Route 82 Bypass Champion exit.
The panels should be finished by spring 2021.
The solar field will produce 65% of the campus’s energy use.
University officials say they’re trying to improve local air quality. They’ll also save money because of the project– about $1.3 million over the next 25 years.
“There are some advantages, and I think a lot of these advantages, beyond saving money and better air quality, are going to be education opportunities for our students,†said Marketing Coordinator Bill Burgess.
Burgess said other 91²Ö¿â regional campuses are also installing solar power.
The university will save about $6 six million in energy bills overall.