How One School Became a Power Plant for Its Community

A Baltimore community will see discounted electricity bills thanks to new solar panels on a local school and Inflation Reduction Act incentives.

Students at Baltimore’s Elmer A Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership School (Henderson-Hopkins) are getting more than just educational opportunities to learn about the new solar panels adorning the roof — they’re also first in line to get a discounted electricity bill due to the panels. This is a bit unusual for solar on a school; instead of powering the building below, this is a community solar project, where students’ families, staff, and the wider community will have the chance to subscribe to the project and take advantage of both clean energy generation and discounted electricity for their homes.

By  Hannah Perkins, originally published on Januray 9, 2025 To read this entire article:

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