Seuzach secondary school generates generational power
The roof of the Seuzach secondary school is being fitted with a solar installation. The project is being supported with CHF 30,000 from the Energy Works of the Canton of Zurich (EKZ) fund. Electricity not utilised by the school itself is marketed by EKZ as generational electricity.
EKZ promotes the installation of large solar systems via the company’s own EKZ fund. Most recently, the installation of a solar system on the roof of the Seuzach secondary school was supported with CHF 30,000, EKZ reports in a post on LinkedIn. The system’s panels were installed towards the end of September. The secondary school pupils were able to lend a hand themselves as part of myblueplanet ‘s Impact Day.
The involvement of students is part of the way the EKZ fund works: “In the projects with schools, the young generation is sensitised to climate-friendly electricity production,” says the EKZ fund description. The electricity not consumed by the schools themselves is sold by EKZ to its own customers as generational electricity. Part of the proceeds flow back into the EKZ fund to finance the construction of further solar plants.