Pennsylvania Solar Center: Jan. 23 Webinar On State Solar For Schools Grants & Free GET Solar Schools Technical Assistance

January 13, 2026
PA Environment Digest

By David Hess

The Pennsylvania Solar Center will host a January 23 webinar on the state Solar For Schools Grants and the Center’s free GET Solar Schools technical assistance program from Noon to 1:15 p.m.

The General Assembly and Gov. Josh Shapiro re-enacted “Solar for Schools” legislation, as well as $25 million in the state budget for grants for schools to go solar as part of this year’s state budget.

The PA Solar Center is encouraging schools to enter our GET Solar Schools program to learn more about the legislation, receive technical assistance, and to help prepare to access the funds, as well as federal and utility incentives, to go solar.

Featured speakers include:

— Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler, prime sponsor of the bipartisan grant program;

— Devin Gray from the Department of Community and Economic Development will go over the guidelines for the program;

— Liz Robinson, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Solar Energy Association, will review the Solar for Schools toolkit that they have created; and

— Leo Kowalski, PA Solar Center, will review the GET Solar Schools technical assistance program, which helps schools assess their solar feasibility and estimate their savings from going solar, as well as understand how to access all possible financial options.

Who should attend?

— Schools

— Elected officials and staff

— Renewable energy owners, operators and/or investors

— Solar developers

— general public and anyone interested in learning more!

General Registration is $15 for this webinar. Free for elected officials and legislative staff, as well as school officials, nonprofits, students, and the media.

Special arrangements for complimentary registration can be made for those who request it by contacting the Center at [email protected].

Please don’t let financial worries prevent you from attending! We want you there!!

Click Here to register and for more information.

ABOUT THE PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER

The PA Solar Center is a 501c3 nonprofit organization with the mission to expand the benefits of solar to all Pennsylvanians through technical assistance, public education, and advocacy. The Center offers technical assistance to non-profit organizations, businesses, schools, faith communities, farms, and communities to help them go solar through their keystone GET Solar program. It also provides savvy media communications, resources, and programming to educate all solar stakeholders. PA Solar Center also advocates for robust solar policy and provides an online directory of qualified solar developers, a map of notable solar installations, a monthly solar webinar series, and a listing of solar events happening across the state. Learn more at www.pasolarcenter.org.

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