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Athens Montessori to Install Solar Panels Today in Athens, Ga.

Students at the private school will also study solar energy production.

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Today, at 10am, Athens Montessori School on Barnett Shoals Road will install three, large solar energy panels designed to power the entire campus.

The panels were manufactured by Soniva, a company in Norcross, Ga., and are being installed by a company from Madison. The panels will track the sun all day for maximum efficience, according to a press release from the school.

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The school is installing the energy saving panels because the students "care passionately about their future and preservation of the environment," said the press release. Students will track, in real time, the productivitiy of the solar towers and will also visit Soniva in Gwinnett County.


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