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Metro-Tek Electrical Services -- $831,250 for a 2.2 MW ground mounted solar system for Moore Township Elementary and Lehigh Township Elementary schools.

HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced $20.5 million in state and federal investments that will create 1,400 jobs in the rapidly expanding clean energy industry.

The Pottsville Area school board on Wednesday said it is considering hiring a new electric utility that wants to place solar panels atop district buildings and parking lots.

July 15, 2010 | BY STEPHEN J. PYTAK of the Republican Herald - "It could save the district about $150,000 in energy bills per year. That's a considerable amount," said Superintendent Dr. James T. Gallagher.

Construction moving forward with a scheduled completion in mid-August

February 26, 2010 | Excerpted from a Morning Call article by Sarah Fulton - Under pressure to save every dollar they can, school districts are turning to solar energy to provide electricity, entering into unique relationships with private companies to operate mini-plants built on school grounds.

MetroTek Solar and Wind Energy Systems Will Help Mitigate Northampton Area Property Tax Increase

February 26, 2010 | By Sarah Fulton | SPECIAL TO THE MORNING CALL - Northampton Area School Board approved a preliminary 2010-11 budget Monday that raises taxes 3.5 percent, largely because of increased costs in salaries and benefits and a potential school construction project.

MetroTek accepts the Department of Environmental Protection 2010 Environmental Excellence Award for Buckman's, Inc.

Harrisbug, PA – April 20th, 2010 – Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger today honored 16 Pennsylvania individuals, organizations and businesses for outstanding efforts to protect and restore watersheds, reduce pollution and conserve energy, educate the public on environmental issues and revitalize communities.

Construction underway on one of Pennsylvania’s largest solar arrays.

Pottstown, PA – December 7th, 2009 – Buckman’s, Inc. today announced the construction of a 620 kilowatt solar energy system at their corporate headquarters in Pottstown, PA. The roof-mounted solar array will convert sunlight into electricity and supply power to Buckman’s new state-of-the-art sodium hypochlorite manufacturing facility. The project is being developed by one of Pennsylvania’s leading electrical construction and renewable energy firms, MetroTek Electrical Services.