Secure Solar Futures collaborates with leaders in education, healthcare, government and industry to make sustainable power a reality. Stories below show how we’ve helped our customers overcome the major barriers to going solar and how we’ve helped them get more value out of clean energy.
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Leading The Next Generation to Renewable Energy
7 Megawatts
Secure Solar Futures made solar arrays a reality to save Virginia’s second-largest school system more than $14.3 million in energy costs over 25 years. At no additional cost, we also offered a classroom curriculum that complies with Virginia Standards of Learning from grades K-12. The curriculum includes teacher training, lesson plans and hands-on kits for science experiments on sustainable power.
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A workforce running on clean energy
3.2 megawatts
Wise County represents the first project in a campaign known as Securing Solar for Southwest Virginia, founded to install solar power, create well-paying clean energy jobs, and establish a local solar power industry in the coalfield region. Job training helps local workers qualify as certified solar installers through a partnership between Mountain Empire Community College and local vocational technology and high schools.
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Roof restoration makes more buildings solar ready
2.5 megawatts
Secure Solar Futures brought solar power to life in Orange County. Now students benefit from solar arrays generating a total capacity of 2.5 megawatts of power—nearly half of the total electricity for the facilities. The school division will receive $11.5 million in economic benefits from avoided costs for roof replacements and reduced demand for utility power over the next 25 years.
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The first solar project over 100 kilowatts in Virginia
104 Kilowatts
This was the first commercial-scale project over 100 kilowatts built in Virginia at the time it went live, and the largest photovoltaic system in the state.
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A path to a greener delivery of logistics
4.2 Megawatts
Producing solar energy on site helps reduce the amount of power purchased from the local electric utility, especially at times when energy demand is highest.
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Clean energy drives automotive safety
465 Kilowatts
Generating its own power on-site saves the facility thousands of dollars in electricity costs and cuts 556,099 pounds of CO2 emissions per year.
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The first K-12 school to install solar on campus in Richmond, VA
94 KILOWATTS
Collegiate’s four solar arrays installed on 2 separate campuses produce enough clean energy to power the equivalent of about 100 average American homes.
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Seeing the future in a new light
444 kilowatts
A solar photovoltaic energy system at 2 locations on campus produces enough clean energy to power the equivalent of about 450 average American homes.
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A hospital with a holistic vision of health
1.3 MEGAWATTS
With a solar array doubling as sheep pasture, the project has an economic impact of more than $3.8 million in Southwest Virginia.
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Tapping volunteerism to realize a solar dream
62 kilowatts
Dozens of volunteers from the local Mennonite community helped install the solar power equipment under the supervision of qualified installers.
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Seeing the future in Virginia’s capital
2.87 MEGAWATTS
Along with the installation of solar panels on 10 campuses, Richmond Public Schools received a $100,000 grant from the RVA Solar Fund.
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A curriculum that evolves with the sun in Augusta
3.7 MEGAWATTS
Solar panels on campus have helped Augusta County’s schools integrate clean energy into their curricula through the Throwing Solar Shade® program.
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A Housing Authority with a big vision
35 KILOWATTS
HHRA’s solar power system is capable of producing over 45,000 kWh annually, generating nearly 6% of the building’s electricity needs.
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Taking real steps towards sustainability
205 KILOWATTS
The campus is home to the first commercial application of SolarWorld USA bi-sun solar panels, which use both direct and ambient solar radiation.
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Contributing to better public health through clean energy
1.7 megawatts
To contribute to better public health, Valley Health installed one of the largest solar power systems at any hospital in Virginia at its Winchester Medical Center.
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Giving students a healthier ride to school
10 megawatts
Lee County Schools has started to electrify its bus fleet and hopes to charge the new buses with power from photovoltaic arrays on campus.
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Leading the way for West Virginia schools
768.6 KILOWATTS
Calhoun will be the first in West Virginia to install systems with no upfront costs through a financing option newly available in the state, a Power Purchase Agreement.
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1.1 MEGAWATTS
Over 3,000 panels produce enough clean energy to meet 22% of 6 schools’ annual electricity requirements, the equivalent of powering 110 average U.S. homes.
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1,374 kilowatts
In addition to installing two ground mounts of solar arrays, the school district will participate in Throwing Solar Shade and workforce programs.
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136 kilowatts
The project, generating enough power to meet 30% of the school’s energy needs, will prevent the release of more than 141 tons of CO2 pollution per year.
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100 KILOWATTS
The solar power system installed on Lylburn Downing Middle School includes energy monitoring and an education center with demonstration solar panels.
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495 KILOWATTS
Three projects produce enough clean energy to power the equivalent of about 500 average American homes and offset 472 metric tons of CO2 each year.
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1 MEGAWATT
The school division should save about $288,265 over the next 20 years, which can be invested in such necessities as teacher salaries and school programs.
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223 kilowatts
The YMCA in Frederick will install 1 rooftop solar array and an EV charging station, with a projected cost savings of more than $80,000 over 25 years.
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