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Dozens of schools in Pennsylvania plan to install solar panels through Solar for Schools , a new state program that aims to drive down electricity costs for schools while lowering their carbon footprints.
But the budget that passed the U.S House of Representatives last month would roll back federal clean energy tax credits that are key to some schools’ plans.
“We went after this because we thought we would get both the state and federal dollars,” said Daniel McGarry, superintendent of the Upper Darby School District in Delaware County. The district plans to upgrade roofs and install solar projects at five elementary schools and one middle school using over $2 million