Category: Education

WDBJ TV-7 story on Roanoke Schools new solar + storage microgrid

Roanoke Schools Makes TV News for Plans to Add Solar + Battery Storage

Mar 12, 2026

Multiple stories on TV news and elsewhere shine positive attention on the schools for saving money through innovation in clean energy and battery energy storage.

Dalton-Cantrell building at MECC with rooftop solar panels

A College Makes History and Students Get Solar Jobs in Coal Country

Feb 17, 2026

Mountain Empire Community College will save $2.4 million by going solar. Even better, the college helped students in Southwest Virginia move into careers as solar installers.

Screenshot of story from The Current on RCPS solar

An Insider’s Take on Why Roanoke Decided to Build More Solar Energy than any K-12 System in Virginia

Nov 03, 2025

Jeff Shawver of Roanoke Schools knows that going solar can save real money for public schools. But there's a right and a wrong way to do it. And he wants people at other schools to know the difference.

Two students experiment with solar power at Calhoun County, WV schools

“Solarbration” Gives West Virginia Students hands-On Experience with Clean Energy

Feb 03, 2025

Fun activities helped students at Calhoun County Schools learn about solar power just as their schools were getting photovoltaic systems installed last fall.

Prince William County Schools video screenshot

Video: Virginia’s 2nd Largest School Division Shows How to Go Solar the Right Way

Jun 27, 2024

Prince William County Schools gets more benefits from hosting its own solar power systems right on campus.

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.

2023 EPA Grants Open for EV School Buses

Apr 24, 2023

Today, the EPA opened the next round of its Clean School Bus Grant Program with $400 million for electric and other types of cleaner buses.

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.

2nd Largest School District in Virginia is Going Solar

Feb 20, 2023

Prince William County Public Schools, the 34th largest school district in the US, has chosen Secure Solar Futures to install solar arrays at 12 school sites and incorporate clean energy in classroom curricula.

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