Duri Public School, Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School, Nemingah Public School and Werris Creek Public are part of the state government's new Schools Renewable Energy Infrastructure Pilot Project.

The project is designed to provide the schools with energy to power themselves, although in the case of Farrer, it won't be used for classrooms.

"This is to do with our irrigations set up within the school, so it's supplementary to the irrigation," farm manager Andrew Eather said.

"We're doing an upgrade in our pumps, we've been able to eliminate some diesel pumps and diesel usage, so that's where the system takes over."

"The school itself has other ground-mounted panels within the school, but this one is new style, new everything."

The panels will be placed in the school's paddocks, and be elevated off the ground so livestock can move freely around and under them.

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It will average around 12.85 megawatt hours per year, and is projected to save $80,000 annually.

Given the project cost $400,000, it means the panels are essentially expected to pay for themselves in the space of five years.

In terms of the actual investment the school put in, it will take even less time with Farrer and NSW government splitting the bill, covering 50 per cent each.

Wynergy chief operating officer Ben Wynn said he was thrilled to be part of the pilot program and praised the school for its forward thinking.

"I was mentioning to a few people over the weekend just how lucky I was to have a progressive admin here at the school and at the farm that embraced the idea of what we were trying to achieve," he said.

"And came on board and partnered with Wynergy to apply for the grant and fortunately we were successful."

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