{"id":48060,"date":"2021-03-03T06:04:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T19:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=48060"},"modified":"2021-03-03T06:04:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T19:34:23","slug":"solar-victoria-schools-mb1890","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/","title":{"rendered":"More Solar Installations For Victorian Government Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Solar<\/p>\n

A total of 171 government schools across Victoria will have solar power systems installed through the Greener Government School Buildings program.<\/p>\n

Back in 2018, a hundred schools were listed<\/a> for a pilot of the Program, which is designed to reduce school carbon emissions and energy costs. But of that group, only 42 schools had solar panels installed. In June last year, Victorian Minister for Education James Merlino kicked off the application period for a new phase of the program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There had been little news since, with COVID throwing a bunch of spanners in the works of just about everything, but last Friday Minister Merlino announced the 171 government schools across the state that will have solar power systems through the program.<\/p>\n

By June 2022, the $8.8 million program is expected to see 8.2MW of solar capacity installed, providing an estimated saving of $2 million per year and avoiding 11,500 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.<\/p>\n

A list of all the schools that will benefit, along with their estimated electricity bill savings and carbon reduction can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Something that isn’t clear from the announcement is if the arrangement continues to involve schools paying back the cost of the systems over 5 years, and then forking out half of the ongoing electricity cost savings to Consolidated Revenue coffers once payback is achieved.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the initiative, Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio said<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“By putting solar panels on the roofs of schools across Victoria, we are not only accelerating our transition to renewables, but we are also teaching students a real-life lesson about the importance of action on climate change.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How Other Schools Can Go Solar<\/h2>\n

Schools are often a great match for solar power given their large rooftops and energy consumption profile, with most of their electricity consumed during a period of the day when there’s plenty of solar energy to harvest. Additionally, feed-in tariffs can provide some revenue for surplus solar electricity exported to the grid.<\/p>\n

While a few states have or had programs to support the installation of panels on schools, currently there is no Federal initiative except for the national Small-scale Technology Certificate (STC) scheme (aka the solar panel \u201crebate\u201d<\/a>) that is available to just about everyone. While commonly called a rebate, in practice it provides a significant up-front discount on the cost of a system.<\/p>\n

For example, a 99kW1<\/a><\/sup> commercial solar system<\/a> installed in Melbourne is currently eligible for 1,173 STCs. STCs have a spot value of around $38.75 each at the moment.<\/p>\n

1,173 x 38.75 = $45,453.75<\/p>\n

It may ultimately be less or a bit more as the value of certificates fluctuates with market conditions. The installer may also charge a fee for handling the creation and sale of the certificates that enables the up-front discount to be offered, as STCs can’t be generated until after the installation in complete.<\/p>\n

$45.4k is a huge saving – but schools may still find it challenging to find the balance they’ll need to pay up front. There are other options for going solar involving zero capital outlay such as a PPA (Power Purchase Agreement), whereby a company installs, owns and maintains the system and sells the electricity generated to the school at a rate often significantly lower than mains grid supply.<\/p>\n

Just on the topic of Federal support, in January we mentioned Australian Parents for Climate Action (AP4CA) wants to see Federal funding<\/a> for solar panel and battery installations for every school and early childhood centre in Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A total of 171 government schools across Victoria will have solar power systems installed through the Greener Government School Buildings program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":48061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMore Solar Installations For Victorian Government Schools<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A total of 171 government schools across Victoria will have solar power systems installed via the Greener Government School Buildings program.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"More Solar Installations For Victorian Government Schools\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A total of 171 government schools across Victoria will have solar power systems installed via the Greener Government School Buildings program.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-02T19:34:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"More Solar Installations For Victorian Government Schools\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-02T19:34:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":609,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar & Storage News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\\\/\",\"name\":\"More Solar Installations For Victorian Government Schools\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-02T19:34:23+00:00\",\"description\":\"A total of 171 government schools across Victoria will have solar power systems installed via the Greener Government School Buildings program.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"Solar schools in Victoria\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"General Solar & Storage News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/solar-battery-news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"More Solar Installations For Victorian Government Schools\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"SolarQuotes Blog\",\"description\":\"An independent reckoning of the Aussie solar scene\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SolarQuotes\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/solarquotes-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/solarquotes-logo.png\",\"width\":592,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"SolarQuotes\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/SolarQuotes\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/solar_quotes\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/solarquotes\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/au.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/solarquotes\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/SolarQuotesAustralia\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\",\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"caption\":\"Michael Bloch\"},\"description\":\"Michael caught the solar power bug after purchasing components to cobble together a small off-grid PV system in 2008. He's been reporting on Australian and international solar energy news ever since.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/michael\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"More Solar Installations For Victorian Government Schools","description":"A total of 171 government schools across Victoria will have solar power systems installed via the Greener Government School Buildings program.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"More Solar Installations For Victorian Government Schools","og_description":"A total of 171 government schools across Victoria will have solar power systems installed via the Greener Government School Buildings program.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/","og_site_name":"SolarQuotes Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/","article_published_time":"2021-03-02T19:34:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Michael Bloch","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@solar_quotes","twitter_site":"@solar_quotes","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/"},"author":{"name":"Michael Bloch","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1"},"headline":"More Solar Installations For Victorian Government Schools","datePublished":"2021-03-02T19:34:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/"},"wordCount":609,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg","articleSection":["General Solar & Storage News"],"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/","name":"More Solar Installations For Victorian Government Schools","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg","datePublished":"2021-03-02T19:34:23+00:00","description":"A total of 171 government schools across Victoria will have solar power systems installed via the Greener Government School Buildings program.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"Solar schools in Victoria"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-victoria-schools-mb1890\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"General Solar & Storage News","item":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"More Solar Installations For Victorian Government Schools"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/","name":"SolarQuotes Blog","description":"An independent reckoning of the Aussie solar scene","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization","name":"SolarQuotes","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png","width":592,"height":600,"caption":"SolarQuotes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/","https:\/\/x.com\/solar_quotes","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/solarquotes\/","https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/company\/solarquotes","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SolarQuotesAustralia"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1","name":"Michael Bloch","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","caption":"Michael Bloch"},"description":"Michael caught the solar power bug after purchasing components to cobble together a small off-grid PV system in 2008. He's been reporting on Australian and international solar energy news ever since.","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/author\/michael\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2FF2s-cva","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40775,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-schools-victoria-mb1575\/","url_meta":{"origin":48060,"position":0},"title":"Solar Power For More Victorian Government Schools","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"June 24, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Following a successful pilot, more government schools in Victoria are to receive solar power systems under the Greener Government School Buildings Program. In 2018, one hundred schools were selected for the Greener Government School Buildings Pilot Program, which was designed to slash government school carbon emissions and energy costs. Of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar panels for Victorian public schools","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20445,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/victoria-schools-solar-energy-mb0526\/","url_meta":{"origin":48060,"position":1},"title":"100 Schools Join Victoria’s Greener Government School Buildings Pilot","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"March 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The one hundred schools participating in a Victorian Government program seeking to drive down school carbon emissions and energy costs have been named. The Greener Government School Buildings Pilot Program will be supporting schools in carrying out energy audits and implementing cost- saving measures such as solar power systems and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar energy in Victorian schools","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/victoria-school-solar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/victoria-school-solar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/victoria-school-solar.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/victoria-school-solar.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25307,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/victoria-solar-schools-mb0799\/","url_meta":{"origin":48060,"position":2},"title":"Victorian Liberals Pledge Solar And Storage For State Schools","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"October 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Liberal Victoria has committed to providing all eligible Victorian public schools with solar panels and battery storage if it wins the November election. Under a Liberal Nationals Government, all Victorian state schools without solar (approximately 700) will be eligible to receive solar power and battery systems as well as grants\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar and batteries for Victorian state schools","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/solar-schools-victoria.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43184,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-schools-wa-mb1681\/","url_meta":{"origin":48060,"position":3},"title":"Solar Panels For Schools In Regional Western Australia","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"September 14, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"30 regional public schools throughout Western Australia are to have solar panels installed under a $5 million McGowan Government program. To be delivered by WA's Department of Education and Horizon Power, the rollout is part of the state's $200 million School Maintenance Blitz announced last year. According to the McGowan\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar Schools - Western Australia","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/solar-schools-wa.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/solar-schools-wa.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/solar-schools-wa.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/solar-schools-wa.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/solar-schools-wa.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":42200,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-schools-sydney-mb1641\/","url_meta":{"origin":48060,"position":4},"title":"More Solar My School Installations Roll Out In Sydney’s East","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"August 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"An initiative in Sydney helping schools to make the switch to solar power has racked up another couple of PV installations. Solar my School was founded in 2016 by Waverley, Woollahra and Randwick Councils with the goal of making it easier for schools to access the technology through the provision\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar schools in Australia","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-my-school.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-my-school.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-my-school.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-my-school.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-my-school.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61050,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/cool-schools-queensland-mb2440\/","url_meta":{"origin":48060,"position":5},"title":"Cool Solar Schools In Queensland","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"April 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The Queensland Government says every state school is now air conditioned, with solar panels to help offset increased energy use. In February 2020, the Pa\u0142aszczuk Government announced the Cooler Cleaner Schools Program (CCSP), a $477 million initiative that has resulted in 649 state schools having air-conditioning installed; 323 of which\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Cooler Cleaner Schools Program - Queensland","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cool-schools-queensland.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cool-schools-queensland.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cool-schools-queensland.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cool-schools-queensland.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cool-schools-queensland.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48060"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48071,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48060\/revisions\/48071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}