School celebrates solar milestone

HARRINGTON — The Harrington School District marked a major step toward clean energy with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 1, celebrating the completion of its new solar panel installation at Harrington City Park.

In partnership with Zero Emissions Northwest (ZEN), Partners for Rural Washington (PRWA) and Washington State University Extension’s Energy Program, the district became the first in Washington to participate in The Giving Grid — a program bringing solar power and cost savings to rural schools.

“This was a really fun event where we got to come together with our school and c...