Author: Staff Author

Solar in Coal Communities: Interview with Secure Solar Futures

Dec 12, 2023

Matt McFadden tells Grist, America's leading environmental magazine, the secret to bringing solar to his neighbors in coal country.

Roanoke City Schools will get Solar Power at 7 Locations

Dec 08, 2023

Roanoke City Public Schools in Virginia has engaged Secure Solar Futures to develop a 1.7-megawatt solar power system at seven locations.

You’ll be the judge: volunteer with our high school educational program

Nov 17, 2023

Interested in helping support high school students working on climate science and sustainability projects? If so, please join us as a judge for our 2023 Throwing Solar Shade® program!

Students take a drone photo of themselves as they fly the craft above a school in Augusta County, Virginia.

Empowered Students Spark Climate Action & Campus Solar

Aug 01, 2023

At one of the first school districts in the US to develop a climate plan, students drove the process. In Virginia, students get credit for promoting campus solar.

The setting sun shines on a large array of roof mounted solar panels on a warehouse.

Long Summer Days Are Great for Solar. Summer Heat, Not So Much.

Jun 22, 2023

Longer days bring more sunshine, which usually means more solar power. But if it's too hot outside, production can go down. Why? And what can be done?

New Website Highlights Customer Stories

May 18, 2023

Our new website shines the spotlight on the schools, colleges, hospitals and businesses who have partnered with us to plug into the 21st century energy economy.

CEO Ryan McAllister Talks to UK’s Sky News about Government Support for Clean Energy

Apr 19, 2023

Has the new Inflation Reduction Act given the US an advantage over Britain and other nations on solar power, batteries and other new energy technology?

Eligible counties for Coalfield Solar Fund

New Grant Program Enables Schools in Coalfield Communities of WV & VA to Install Solar

Mar 30, 2023

Grants will help areas of Appalachia that have powered the American economy in the past to keep producing energy and generating prosperity in the future.

Our First Project in West Virginia Will Bring Solar to Calhoun County Schools through PPA

Feb 10, 2023

Now that Solar Power Purchase Agreements are legal in West Virginia, Calhoun County Schools is the first to receive solar power without upfront cost. They'll also get educational programs on clean energy.