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Solar Gains Momentum In Arizona Schools

About a fifth of Scottsdale Unified School District's power comes from solar panels, like these at Desert Mountain High School. (Stina Sieg/KJZZ)
About a fifth of Scottsdale Unified School District's power comes from solar panels, like these at Desert Mountain High School. (Stina Sieg/KJZZ)

In Arizona, the Tucson Unified School District is installing solar panels at more than 40 of its campuses.

It’s one of the biggest solar projects of any school district in the country, and it has plenty of competition from other school across the Southwest.

From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Stina Sieg of KJZZ explains why.

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