Solar panel array will be installed at high school in Rosemount, Minn.

Rosemount High School in Rosemount, Minn., is installing a solar array on its campus. 

The array will be placed behind the school on a hill to the northwest of the library, reports hometownsource.com. 

It will provide a visible and trackable solar energy production system that will be used in the school's physics and earth science classes. 

The district will have no upfront costs for the project. Solar Connection is installing the panels through a public power agreement. The company will build the system, own the array for 20 years and be responsible for maintaining it. 

Once the system is installed, the panels will generate about 75% of the energy used by the school.

Officials estimate the array will save the school between $12,000 and $18,000 per year in energy costs and between $250,000 and $350,000 over the 20 years of the public power agreement.

The installation is expected to take place in spring 2023.