How would the use of clean energy such as wind turbines improve a school site?

We find more and more schools, especially new construction
schools, that are incorporating green design and renewable energy into the building
plans.  It does make, for the most part, environmental and economic
sense.

Alternative energy on a small scale project is
becoming more and more affordable, and the government has, in many cases, subsidized or
even required that some form of solar or wind power be
used.

Environmentally, anything that reduces the carbon
footprint of large, electricity-hungry facilities like factories and schools can only be
good for the environment.  It also importantly places a very visible emphasis on both
the condition of the planet with regards to Climate Change, and alternative energy, over
time, moves from being alternative to being mainstream, as students year after year see
their power being generated by wind or the sun.  It becomes something they seriously
consider for their own homes or business some
day.

Economically, as of yet, small scale projects like
this don't make money on them.  But they don't generally lose money either.  There is an
expensive up front, one time cost to install wind turbines or solar panels, but then the
cost for electricity is permanently reduced as the long as the school is open.  It also
generates electricity for the entire summer when energy needs are low, effectively net
metering the power back into the system and lowering the cost of energy use still
further.