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Popular solar plan for schools may go dark

Bedford Gazette · last updated

HARRISBURG — A popular, bipartisan program that has committed millions of dollars to help Pennsylvania schools lower energy costs by installing solar panels is slated to lose access to a key federal tax credit — and schools could have to scuttle or downsize their plans as a result.

On top of that, state funding for the Solar for Schools program is also in question as lawmakers in Harrisburg try to reach a deal on a late, deficit-plagued state budget.

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