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Marietta Sixth Grade Gets Solar Energy System

Students will be able to monitor the solar panels through the internet and learn the principles of solar energy.

The is the recipient of a 5,000-watt solar energy system. The installation is the result of a joint effort between , and Electric Cities of Georgia.

Under the Renewable Energy Grant Program, Electric Cities of Georgia received $460,000 of economic stimulus money for solar system projects and awarded a portion of the grant money to Marietta Power and Water for the installation of one of the solar systems. Contributing one-third of the system's total cost, Marietta Power and Water selected Marietta Sixth Grade Academy as the recipient of the system.

“Marietta Power and Water already partners with us on the Save-A-Watt energy conservation contest at our schools,” said Dr. Emily Lembeck, Marietta City Schools superintendent, in a press release. “This new environmentally friendly project at MSGA (Marietta Sixth Grade Academy) solidifies MPW’s (Marietta Power and Water) commitment and support of our science, technology, engineering and mathematics program."

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The Marietta Sixth Grade Academy system consists of 22 ground-mounted panels that feed directly into the school. The students can monitor the solar panels through the internet.

“This solar system will help students learn the principles of solar energy,"  Marietta Power and Water marketing director Barry Echols said in the release.

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