WKBN First News 27 by: , November 13, 2020
CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) ā Ā鶹¾«Ń” at Trumbull is installing solar panels in the ground along the Route 82 Bypass Champion exit.
The panels should be finished by spring 2021.
The solar field will produce 65% of the campusās energy use.
University officials say theyāre trying to improve local air quality. Theyāll also save money because of the projectā about $1.3 million over the next 25 years.
āThere 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,ā said Marketing Coordinator Bill Burgess.
Burgess said other Ā鶹¾«Ń”regional campuses are also installing solar power.
The university will save about $6 six million in energy bills overall.