Taylor goes solar with bus stop safety lights

Solar panels are about to start following school kids in Taylor now that the Taylor School District's Board of Education has embraced the Adopt-A-Watt program.

The school district will install 50 solar school bus stop lights, utilizing the Adopt-A-Watt program. The idea is that the self-sufficient warning lights will help slow down traffic around bus stops, preventing accidents.

Sponsorships are expected to pay for the installation of the lights, which is expected to cost about the same as the annual expenditure on a highway billboard. Any extra money raised will be evenly divided between the city and the school district.

Adopt-A-Watt is a Royal Oak-based company that recruits corporate sponsors to pay for solar panels or solar lights. The panels or lights are erected in a city and a sign is posted with the name of each sponsor.

Source: Taylor School District
Writer: Jon Zemke

Taylor goes solar with bus stop safety lights

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