Thanks to the Department of Homeland Security, administrators at the Telstar Middle and High Schools in Bethel, Maine won’t have to worry about what to do if the power goes out during a class day. The Bethel Citizen says the school board recently approved the purchase of a $149,000 standby generator primarily paid for with funds from a Department of Homeland Security grant.
In case you are wondering, the Department of Homeland Security isn’t handing out emergency generators to any school: Superintendent Dave Murphy said that the school district received the money because it is a Red Cross shelter. However, the generator can be used to school purposes, and it very well might be in the future – along with outages because of storms, the school has had to close because of cold weather that knocks out the power.
The school board voted to approve the purchase of a 1,600-amp industrial generator, giving the school the ability to run at its full level of output with room to spare. The school will need to cover an additional $33,000, which rankled some as it comes on the heels of budget cuts.
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