WKBN First News 27 by: , November 13, 2020
CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) – Ӱҵ University at Trumbull is installing solar panels in the ground along the Route 82 Bypass Champion exit.
Ӱҵpanels should be finished by spring 2021.
Ӱҵsolar 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 Ӱҵ regional campuses are also installing solar power.
Ӱҵuniversity will save about $6 six million in energy bills overall.