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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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Get Ready to Apply for $5 Billion in EPA Clean School Bus Funding
Get Ready to Apply for $5 Billion in EPA Clean School Bus Funding
Apr 25, 2022
Applications open in a few days for the first round of new Clean School Bus Program grants with $5 billion for electric and alt fuel vehicles.
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Solar Apprenticeships Available in SW Virginia
Solar Apprenticeships Available in SW Virginia
Apr 19, 2022
In summer 2022 sixteen local students will have the opportunity to help build solar arrays on 11 schools in Lee and Wise County through an apprenticeship program offered by Secure Futures.
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Secure Futures Publishes Free Guide to Help K-12 Schools Get Electric School Buses
Secure Futures Publishes Free Guide to Help K-12 Schools Get Electric School Buses
Mar 31, 2022
More schools want to ditch their old dirty and noisy diesel school buses and start running clean and quiet electric ones. But schools have questions about cost and practicality. Our new free guide offers answers.
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The Ukraine War Will Raise Both Gas and Electricity Prices. The Solution is Not Fast Fossil Fuels but Fast Solar.
The Ukraine War Will Raise Both Gas and Electricity Prices. The Solution is Not Fast Fossil Fuels but Fast Solar.
Mar 15, 2022
Utilities use natural gas, which spikes with the price of oil, to generate much of the power on the grid. Installing solar panels now on a fast track is the best way to lower energy costs quickly.
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Do Electric School Buses Have a Long Enough Range to be Practical?
Do Electric School Buses Have a Long Enough Range to be Practical?
Feb 11, 2022
Bus drivers love electric school buses but need to know that their battery range is long enough to cover their routes.
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4 Steps to Help Your School Get Electric Buses
4 Steps to Help Your School Get Electric Buses
Jan 18, 2022
This free guide will help parents and students help their schools to transition from dirty diesel buses to clean electric rides.
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Our 5 Best Articles from 2021
Our 5 Best Articles from 2021
Dec 17, 2021
Learn how one of our people is helping cool down urban heat islands, how you can do more to fight climate change and new ways that solar helps the economy.
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Public Health Groups Push for Electric School Buses
Public Health Groups Push for Electric School Buses
Dec 09, 2021
The money Congress has already voted for electric school buses is a good start, but public health advocates are asking for much more.
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