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Meet Our Solar Education Group
Dec 07, 2022
Secure Solar Futures' staff has grown as two new members join our Solar Education Group to expand our programming in schools.
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First Solar Apprenticeship Program in Virginia to be Subject of Film Debut at Virginia Clean Energy Summit
First Solar Apprenticeship Program in Virginia to be Subject of Film Debut at Virginia Clean Energy Summit
Oct 20, 2022
Secure Solar Futures will present a short film about our innovative workforce development program at the Virginia Clean Energy Summit in Richmond, Va. on October 21, 2022.
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Solar in the Classroom and the Coalfield: CEO Ryan McAllister Talks to PBS
Solar in the Classroom and the Coalfield: CEO Ryan McAllister Talks to PBS
Oct 17, 2022
Our CEO, Ryan McAllister, got to talk to VPM News about how Secure Futures is helping coal mining communities continue as energy-producing powerhouses.
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High Demand for Electric School Buses Leads to EPA Fund Increase
High Demand for Electric School Buses Leads to EPA Fund Increase
Oct 07, 2022
In response to higher demand than expected from public schools for funding under the new Clean School Bus Program, the US EPA just increased funds available to replace diesel school buses with electric ones.
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Secretary of Energy Granholm and VA Sen. Kaine Tour Historic Secure Futures Solar Project
Secretary of Energy Granholm and VA Sen. Kaine Tour Historic Secure Futures Solar Project
Aug 25, 2022
US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Virginia's US Senator Tim Kaine joined Secure Futures President Tony Smith to celebrate solar power and the new Inflation Reduction Act.
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Rooftop Solar Benefits All Electricity Customers, Even Ones without Solar
Rooftop Solar Benefits All Electricity Customers, Even Ones without Solar
Aug 05, 2022
Electric utilities claim that rooftop solar only helps solar customers but costs everyone else money. New research by Secure Futures shows the opposite: solar saves money for everybody on the grid.
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How Companies Can Work with Community Colleges to Create Solar Jobs
How Companies Can Work with Community Colleges to Create Solar Jobs
Jul 26, 2022
Educators are touting an innovative apprenticeship program to train solar technicians in Southwest Virginia as a model for the whole state and beyond.
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Seasoned Educator Brings Solar Power into the Classroom
Seasoned Educator Brings Solar Power into the Classroom
Jun 30, 2022
Cindy Schroer brings 30 years experience to our company's innovative partnership for standards-based education on solar power for K-12 students.
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We’re Offering $50K Grants for Schools to Get Electric Buses
We’re Offering $50K Grants for Schools to Get Electric Buses
Jun 17, 2022
We'll help schools apply for a rebate from the EPA Clean School Bus Program, and then provide up to $50,000 to cover the total cost of buses and chargers.
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Secure Futures Launches Solar Installer Apprenticeship Program in Southwest Virginia
Secure Futures Launches Solar Installer Apprenticeship Program in Southwest Virginia
Jun 07, 2022
Ten high school students from Southwest Virginia have just completed an intensive classroom course and have gone on to hands-on training installing solar energy systems on schools in Lee and Wise counties.
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EPA Announces Webinar on Clean Bus Rebate Program
EPA Announces Webinar on Clean Bus Rebate Program
May 17, 2022
On Tuesday, January 24, 2022, the EPA will hold a webinar for schools interested in applying for the first round of funding for electric school buses.
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Hands-on School Curriculum on Solar Power Highlighted at Energy Conference
Hands-on School Curriculum on Solar Power Highlighted at Energy Conference
May 03, 2022
Like many solar companies serving K-12 schools, after we installed solar panels on campus, we offered a curriculum on clean energy that teachers could use in class. But we wanted our program to be different.
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