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Learning about renewable energy: New curriculum brings solar to the classroom The curriculum is aimed at teaching students about the rapidly growing solar energy industry in Minnesota and across the country. 4:30 am, Apr. 22, 2021 × Pine River-Backus students check out the solar array built at their school in 2019, a project that has saved the district thousands of dollars in utility costs and allows students to learn about renewable energy. Submitted Photo About 60 school districts in Minnesota use solar energy, and they now have access to a complementary curriculum to go along with their arrays. The Rural Renewable Energy Alliance, along with other community partners, recently developed a kindergarten through eighth grade curriculum aimed at teaching students about solar energy as a clean, renewable option for the future. ....