Lamont promotes bill to help schools make the switch to solar [Video]

BRANFORD, Conn. — A renewed push to “go solar” in schools this legislative session is being led, in part, by Gov. Ned Lamont.

Monday morning, Lamont visited Mary R. Tisko Elementary School in Branford to showcase a district that has already made the switch to solar. The panels at Mary R. Tisko were activated in the fall, along with more solar panels at Mary T. Murphy Elementary School.

“Efficiency and green power and solar, it’s really a good deal. It’s a good deal for the taxpayers, it’s a good deal for your school, it’s a good deal for the state,” Lamont said.

Lamont and other state officials visited the school to promote a new bill he hopes lawmakers will push through this legislative session. According to state leaders behind the initiative, House Bill 5052is meant to make it simpler for more schools to …