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Green power for Seaford Head school
Seaford Head Community College is set to become one of the greenest schools in the country when solar panels are installed.
The school is among the latest round of schools in The Co-operative Group's 1m national Green Energy for Schools scheme, which will provide 20,000 solar panels to 100 UK schools.
Ocklynge Junior School in Eastbourne was among the first schools selected for the scheme.
The rooftop panels will be installed by leading solar energy company Solarcentury, which will help to reduce the school's reliance on fossil fuels while highlighting the issue of climate change.
A monitor screen in the school building will display how much energy the panels are generating and how much carbon dioxide the school has saved to date.
Schools will also be able to access their energy data on the Internet, along with educational materials which teachers can download for use in the classroom.
George Steadman, manager of The Co-operative food store in Seaford, said, "As a community retailer with strong green credentials, it's great that we are helping a local school reduce its carbon footprint in this way.
"As well as reducing the school's carbon dioxide emissions and cutting its electricity bill by generating renewable energy, the rooftop solar panels will serve as a prominent reminder to the whole community of the urgent need to tackle climate change."
Seaford Head Community College headteacher Lynton Golds said, "To be one of the 100 schools in the country chosen to receive free solar panels through The Co-operative's Green Energy for Schools scheme is fantastic.
"Schools have a vital role to play in educating the next generation about climate change and using this renewable energy technology to power our own premises will help us to really bring that message home to pupils, parents and staff."
The Co-operative Group purchases virtually all of its electricity from renewable sources and its CIS tower in Manchester boasts the largest vertical array of solar panels in Europe.
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