WASHINGTON - Hardly setting a climate-conscious example for students, one US high school has been stuck with its 7,000 lights on day and night for a year and a half – and no one can turn them off.
Since a computer glitch in August 2021, it has been impossible to shut down the lighting system at Minnechaug Regional High School in Massachusetts, although the end of the tunnel may finally be in sight. “We are very much aware this is costing taxpayers a significant amount of money,” Mr Aaron Osborne, a regional school finance official told NBC News, estimating that the blunder was costing thousands of dollars a month.The school’s student newspaper reported that a key computer server could not be fixed, and repairs were thwarted as the company that installed the new system in 2012 changed hands several times.
Replacement parts have finally arrived, and a “software transition” is scheduled for February. But turning off the lights will come at a hefty price. Officials say it will cost between US$75,000 and US$80,000 to replace the server and lighting. AFP
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