Under the 2011-12 round, 784 schools in Australia have each been awarded grants of up to $50,000, for installing solar and other renewable power systems, rainwater tanks and a range of energy efficiency measures.
Upon announcing the funding, Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus said: “The combination of renewable energy systems installed under this program will generate approximately 20 MW of solar power – the equivalent of powering around 4,200 average households each day.”
According to program guidelines, applications were assessed on value for money criteria, as well as environmental and educational benefits.
Since the program commenced on 1 July 2008, over 8,000 schools have registered their interest to participate. Over 4,600 schools have been awarded a grant, totalling more than $190 million in funding.
Click here to view the full list of winners for the 2011-12 round.
