In Warren County, Kentucky, the school district saved more than $2 million in utility costs since retrofitting five schools with solar panels and introducing other energy efficiencies. In Jamestown, Rhode Island, installing solar panels at two schools is saving the district more than $60,000 per year. After the school district in Boulder Valley, Colorado, retrofitted a middle school, energy costs dropped by approximately $10,000 annually.

Those examples are from a new report commissioned by the Building Power Resource Center, a group that supports climate action. While investing in green buildings is good for the environment, the report makes the case that it’s also good financially, freeing up money schools can use for teachers, books and other needs.

And the report says that even though the Trump administration cut many of the federal programs incentivizing schools to invest in greener buildings and vehicles, there are still places to turn for help with up-front capital on clean energy projects — namely state programs. Still, because of the shifting politics, the projects face longer odds getting off the ground than a few years ago.

Read the full article about schools saving money by reducing emissions by Caroline Preston at The Hechinger Report.