Oregon State University-Cascades will receive $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to help install solar panels on campus buildings.
Jarrod Penttila, associate director for capital planning and construction, said the university was excited to receive the funds after a long planning process.
“OSU started planning for this installation probably about a year ago, six months ago or so, and so we’ve set aside a little over $3 million for the installation of solar on all of our buildings, and this $1 million grant dramatically helps to make that more cost-effective,” he said…