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>> SHAKAMAK HIGH SCHOOL IN

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GREENE COUNTY IS "GOING GREEN."

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THE SCHOOL HAS INSTALLED A SOLAR

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FARM THAT WILL SAVE THE WABASH

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VALLEY SCHOOL MORE THAN $1

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MILLION OVER THE NEXT 12 YEARS.

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IT'S TIME NOW FOR OUR I ON

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EDUCATION.

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AND THERE'S A BIG RIPPLE EFFECT.

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THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANS TO USE

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WHAT THEY'LL SAVE IN ENERGY

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COSTS TO SPEND ON EDUCATION

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NEEDS...WHICH COULD WIND UP

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SUPPORTING A NEW ENERGY

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CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS.

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SHAKAMAK SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT

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JEFF GAMBILL JOINS US FROM

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JASONVILLE WITH MORE.

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AND, JEFF, THANKS FOR JOINING

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US.

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>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

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>> YOU BET.

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I KNOW JUST OVER YOUR SHOULDER,

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WE SEE THE SOLAR ARRAY

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THAT -- ARE YOU ENERGIZING IT,

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IS IT THIS WEEKEND?

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>> YES, TOMORROW WE'RE SUPPOSED

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TO HAVE A SHUTDOWN BY DUKE

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ENERGY, IT WILL TAKE A WEEK OR

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SO TO TWEAK THE SYSTEM, AND WE

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SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO IN ABOUT A

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WEEK.

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>> TALK ABOUT HOW THIS WHOLE

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IDEA CAME ABOUT TO USE SOLAR TO

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REALLY ENERGIZE THE HIGH SCHOOL

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THERE AND ALSO GARNER COST

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SAVINGS.

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>> WELL, ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO IS

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WHEN WE STARTED KICKING THE IDEA

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AROUND TO TRY TO HAVE SOME KIND

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OF COST SAVINGS FOR OUR SCHOOL

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CORPORATION.

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WE NEEDED SOMETHING THAT WOULD

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BOLSTER OUR OPERATIONS FUNDS.

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SO WE TOYED AROUND WITH THE IDEA

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AND DECIDED TO EXPLORE.

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THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT AND I

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WORKED TOGETHER ON THAT.

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WE APPROACHED JOHNSON MELLOW

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WITH THE IDEA, SOLD IT TO THE

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COMMUNITY, HAD A LOT OF

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INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY

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WITH THEM.

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JOHNSON MELLOW CAME AND DID

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PRESENTATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.

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THAT'S HOW WE GOT IT STARTED.

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>> WAS THERE ANY PUSHBACK OR

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CONCERN IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT

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THE SOLAR ARRAY?

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>> NO.

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I THINK THE COMMUNITY HAS

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EMBRACED THE IDEA AS WELL AS OUR

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SCHOOL BOARD.

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AND WE SEE THE SAVINGS, AND THAT

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THEY'RE GUARANTEED, AND SO

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THAT'S A BIG SELLING FACTOR.

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I KNOW THAT IN THE LAST 20

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YEARS, SOME SCHOOLS HAVE GONE TO

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SOLAR ARRAYS, AND THERE HAS BEEN

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ISSUES WITH FUNDING.

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BUT AS WE'VE GONE FORWARD, THE

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PROCESS HAS GOTTEN BETTER.

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AND THE SOLAR ARRAYS, AND SOLAR

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FIELDS ARE CHEAPER TO INSTALL

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NOW.

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AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE REALIZING

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SAVINGS.

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>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SAVINGS.

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BECAUSE THEY ARE REAL.

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AS YOU SAY, THEY'RE GUARANTEED.

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TALK ABOUT THESE PROJECTED

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SAVINGS, AND WHERE THAT MONEY IS

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GOING TO GO, OR THOSE SAVINGS

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ARE GOING TO GO.

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>> OKAY.

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THE FIRST YEAR WE'RE GUARANTEED

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OVER $70,000 IN SAVINGS.

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AND EACH YEAR THAT GOES UP

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INCREMENTALLY.

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SO IF WE DON'T REALIZE THOSE

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SAVINGS, THEN THEY WILL TAKE

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CARE OF THAT, OR COMPENSATE US

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FOR THAT.

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BUT THE SAVINGS GO UP EVERY

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YEAR.

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BY THE 12th YEAR WE'LL

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HAVE -- REALIZE OVER A MILLION

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DOLLARS IN GUARANTEED SAVINGS.

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THAT WILL INITIALLY GO TOWARDS

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OUR OPERATIONS FUNDS.

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IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE WAY

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SCHOOL FUNDING WORKS, THERE IS

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USUALLY TWO POOLS OF MONEY

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MONEY -- AND YOUR OPERATIONS

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FUNDS, WHICH TAKES CARE OF

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THE -- PAYING THE BILLS, YOUR

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BUSES, CUSTODIANS, AND RUNNING

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THE SCHOOL.

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TYPICALLY SMALL SCHOOL

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CORPORATIONS LIKE US, WE DON'T

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HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF OPERATIONS

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FUNDS.

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SO HAVE YOU TO TRANSFER MONEY

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FROM YOUR EDUCATION FUND OVER TO

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THAT.

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$70,000 A YEAR IS 10% OF OUR

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OPERATIONS FUNDS.

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SO THAT'S 10% OF THAT MONEY THAT

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WE DON'T HAVE TO TRANSFER OVER.

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AND THAT'S SAVINGS THAT WE'LL

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REALIZE IN OUR EDUCATION.

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>> THAT IS SUBSTANTIAL.

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THERE IS A STUDENT COMPONENT, AN

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EDUCATION COMPONENT TO THIS

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WHOLE PLAN AS WELL.

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>> ABSOLUTLY.

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PART OF THE AGREEMENT, IS THAT

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THEY PROVIDE US WITH CURRICULUM

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FOR SOLAR ENERGY, VOCATIONAL

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CLASSES THAT WE CAN ADD IN.

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THE STUDENTS WILL ACTUALLY HAVE

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THE SOLAR FIELD IN OUR BACK

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YARDS THAT THEY CAN LOOK AT,

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WORK WITH, AND THERE WILL BE

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PEOPLE WHO WILL MAINTAIN THE

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FIELD.

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IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ADD

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TO OUR CURRICULUM AS LEARNING

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ABOUT GREEN ENERGY.

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>> INNOVATION AT A SCHOOL SYSTEM

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IN THE WABASH VALLEY, JEFF

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GAMBILL, SUPERINTENDENT OF

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SCHOOLS THERE IN SHAKAMAK.

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JEFF, THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR