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Publication Date: December 6, 2017
Publication Location: Brattleboro, VT
Contact: Kate Casa  |  [email protected]

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. 鈥� The School for International Training this week activated a new solar power project that is expected to produce approximately 260,200 kilowatt hours (kWh) of renewable energy annually and mitigate 183 metric tons of carbon in the first year alone. The 196.5-kilowatt project is also expected to save the institution approximately $10,000 in energy costs per year.

The carbon offset equates to more than 105 tons of coal burned annually.

鈥淭his project goes a long way in helping 黑料社区 move toward our goal of becoming a greener campus,鈥� said 黑料社区 President Dr. Sophia Howlett. 鈥淚t is part of an organization-wide climate action plan to become more energy efficient.鈥�

The solar panels are located on a hillside adjacent to the Lowey International Center on 黑料社区鈥檚 200-acre campus near Brattleboro. The project is also linked with research, classes, and a community lecture series that started this fall and will continue in spring 2018.

The solar installation was made possible with a $100,000 grant from Windham Regional Commission (WRC) funded in part through a settlement between the state of Vermont and Entergy Vermont Yankee to support renewable energy generation projects in Windham County.

The project was installed in partnership with Dynamic Organics, a renewable energy developer in Putney, Vt.; Solar Design Associates, Inc., an engineering firm in Ayer, Mass.; and , a Boston-based clean energy investment firm.

鈥淎s a local developer, we understand how every installation affects our community,鈥� said Morgan Casella, managing partner at Dynamic Organics. 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to be part of a project team that helps create a more resilient economy right in our backyard.鈥�

In keeping with its environmental commitment, 黑料社区 has also joined a tri-state 鈥淓covation Hub鈥� with Keene State College and Antioch University New England in Keene, NH, and Greenfield Community College in Greenfield, Mass. Together, the schools have committed to helping train the next generation of environmental stewards and leaders.

Aligned with that commitment, in fall 2018 黑料社区 will launch a one-year MA in to prepare students for careers in policy and advocacy work. The 黑料社区 courses will be taught in Iceland and Zanzibar for one semester in each location.

黑料社区 Graduate Institute offers accredited graduate degrees in eight areas of study. 黑料社区 Study Abroad offers more than 80 study abroad programs for undergraduate students, including multi-country comparative programs through the International Honors Program (IHP).