BAND MEETS KIDS AT FIRST PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOL
TO INSTALL ROOF-TOP SOLAR
PANELS
 The Disco Biscuits by Ashley Beliveau |
Less than a year after The Disco
Biscuits played a sold-out show in New York to raise money toward the purchase of solar panels for a
school, the band visited the Albert M. Greenfield Elementary School in Philadelphia yesterday to see the results of
their work.
“Bisco Power Mission,” a joint project between The Disco Biscuits, the non-profit organization HeadCount and Mercury Solar Systems, helped Greenfield become the first
public school in Philadelphia to install roof-top solar panels. The $35,000 installation will save the school over
$43,000 in energy costs over the next 25 years.
 The Disco Biscuits by Ashley Beliveau |
On Wednesday, Nov. 17 the band visited a class of fifth-graders who have been learning about solar energy, and
then went to the roof to see the panels for themselves.
“It was pretty amazing to see how it all came together,” said Marc Brownstein, The Disco Biscuits’ bass
player and the co-chair of HeadCount, an organization dedicated to fostering civic participation through the power
of music. “We always talk about harnessing the energy that music generates - well in this case we literally made that
happen.”
The output of the photovoltaic panels is displayed in real time on a video monitor in the lobby of the school, adding
an educational element to the initiative.
“I love the fact that every time the kids come into the school they’re getting a little reminder about solar and
renewable energy,” said Jon Gutwillig, the guitarist for The Disco Biscuits who helped conceive the project.
“Some of those kids will grow up to be engineers, and be more likely to work in renewable energy because of
it.”
Next to the monitor is a plaque listing the names of individual fans of The Disco Biscuits who helped make Bisco
Power Mission possible by purchasing a commemorative poster in addition to a concert ticket.
“We’re really proud of the fact that our fans helped make this happen,” Brownstein said.
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