PITTSBURGH, PA – May 20, 2025 − Today, Senator Jay Costa announces $376,995 in Solar for Schools Grant money benefiting the 43rd senatorial district.
“Today’s Solar for Schools grant announcement is cause for much celebration,” said Senator Costa. “I am delighted that the two awardees are now one step closer to installing green, renewable energy systems and demonstrating to our students the enormous benefits of solar energy on an entire school community. I am deeply grateful to Representative Liz Fiedler for her tireless work on this program, and I look forward to seeing these dollars to go work right here in the 43rd district.”
The awardees are as follows:
- Carrick High School was awarded $300,000
- Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship was awarded $76,995
The Solar for Schools Grant Program is established pursuant to the act of Jul 17, 2024 (P.L.813, No. 68) known as the Solar for Schools Act. This program seeks to reduce the cost of implementing solar energy systems into schools across the Commonwealth. In order to accomplish this goal, the Department of Community and Economic Development has established a grant program that school districts, intermediate units, charter schools including cyber, regional, and a school for education of the deaf or the blind, area career and technical schools, specific trade and technical schools, and community colleges can use to fund solar energy projects. These grants will aid in the purchase and installation of equipment, permit fees, energy storage, and utility interconnection.
Learn more about the Lightning Plan and its investments in green energy production here.
Learn more about the Pennsylvania Senate Democrats’ commitment to every Pennsylvanian here.
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