School District of Upper Dublin Receives $1,368,000 Clean and Renewable Energy Grant for New Sandy Run Middle School.

Today, Governor Tom Wolf announced the approval of 11 projects through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) that will assist in the development of clean and renewable energy projects across Pennsylvania and Upper Dublin School District, specifically the new Sandy Run middle School, was on that list.

The School District of Upper Dublin was approved for a $1,368,000 grant to support the construction of a new high-performance building to serve as one of its middle schools. The school district is demolishing its current Sandy Run Middle School and will replace it with a new building that will include an efficient thermal building envelope, efficient LED lighting systems and daylight sensors, energy-efficient HVAC systems, water conservation features, and a 215 kW solar system. The project is expected to reduce energy consumption by 582,000 kWh annually, and reduce water consumption by 30 percent. The total project cost is $67,826,100

“One of Pennsylvania’s greatest strengths is the diversity of our energy portfolio,” Governor Wolf said. “These projects will help lower energy consumption and expand alternative energy sources like solar and hydro – not just helping to lower costs, but reducing our carbon footprint as well.”