Here you will find highlights of recent news coverage about our customers and our company. If you are a reporter on deadline and want to do a story about Secure Solar Futures, contact Marketing Director Erik Curren at (540) 466-6128.
2023
- Fintech company Intuit funds solar training in coal country, Solar Builder, March 20, 2023.
- New grant program will provide funding for Southwest Va. schools to go solar, Cardinal News, March 20, 2023.
- 12 Prince William schools to get rooftop solar panels this year, Prince William Times, February 28, 2023.
- PWCS to Install Solar Power at 12 Schools, February 24, 2023, Prince William Living.
- Second Largest School District in Virginia is Going Solar, Renewable Energy Magazine, February 21, 2023.
- Solar Panels Coming To 12 Prince William County Schools, Patch.com, Woodbridge, VA, February 14, 2023.
- Clean power: Wise County, Norton students develop solar panel cleaner prototype, News Times, Kingsport, TN, February 15, 2023.
- Solar power at 12 NOVA schools to save district $16 million in energy costs, Augusta Free Press, Waynesboro, VA, February 13, 2023.
- In a first, rooftop solar is installed on West Virginia public schools – why that’s a big deal, Electrek, February 13, 2023.
2022
- Secure Solar Futures Installs Solar Array Atop Virginia Homeless Shelter, Clean Technica, December 27, 2022.
- Prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements bring new challenges to large solar projects, Solar Power World, December 19, 2022.
- BCPS enters solar agreement, will install systems at Montvale, Goodview Elementaries, ABC TV-13, Lynchburg, VA, December 14, 2022.
- Virginia homeless shelter and recovery center adds 313 kW rooftop solar array, pv magazine, December 5, 2022.
- Shared solar launches in Virginia but still faces an uphill battle, Virginia Mercury, November 29, 2022.
- Solar in the Coalfields- A Future Powered by the Sun, Yes! We Rise Podcast, November 1, 2022.
- Solar company empowers secured futures with new apprenticeship, WHSV-TV, Harrisonburg, VA, Oct. 26, 2022.
- In Focus | Ryan McAllister & Daniel Kestner, Virginia Public Media, Oct. 13, 2022.
- How Cash-Strapped Schools Are Benefiting From the Sun, New York Times, Sept. 15, 2022.
- IRA Creating Pathways For Renewable Energy Careers In Appalachia, Clean Technica, Sept. 14, 2022.
- ‘This is the future’: rural Virginia pivots from coal to green jobs, The Guardian, Sept. 8, 2022.
- Sen. Tim Kaine tours Lexington solar canopy, touts Inflation Reduction Act, Waynesboro News Virginian, August 27, 2022.
- Sen. Kaine visits health center, W&L, The News Gazette, Lexington, VA, August 25, 2022.
- Sen. Kaine tours Lexington solar canopy, Troutville green energy manufacturer, WFXR TV Roanoke, VA, August 25, 2022.
- Bedford County Solar Project Approved, Smith Mountain Eagle, August 24, 2022.
- U.S. Secretary of Energy and Sen. Kaine visit SWVA to talk clean energy, WDBJ TV-7 Roanoke, VA, August 24, 2022.
- U.S. Secretary of Energy, Senator discuss Inflation Reduction Act in Troutville, Lexington, WSLS TV-10 Roanoke, VA, August 24, 2022.
- Solar Panels on Southwest Virginia Schools Signal a Diversifying Economy, Appalachian Voice, August 23, 2022.
- A 10-year pipeline of solar jobs in coal country? Cardinal News, August 17, 2022.
- Bedford County schools to enter contract with solar firm in utilities cost-saving endeavor, Roanoke Times, August 12, 2022.
- Buckle up, folks: this federal climate bill is going to supercharge Virginia’s energy transition, Virginia Mercury, August 9, 2022.
- Secure Futures’ apprenticeship program is creating solar jobs in Virginia coal country, Solar Power World, June 6, 2022.
- Letters to the Editor: A cleaner future by Matt McFadden, Times-Dispatch, Richmond, VA, May 3, 2022.
- Massanutten Resort preparing to build solar farm, WHSV TV-3, Harrisonburg, VA, April 21, 2022.
- 4-Acre Solar Farm Proposed Behind Massanutten’s Water Park, Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, April 21, 2022.
- Carilion NRV Medical Center Reduces Carbon Footprint with Solar Panels, WXFR TV Roanoke, VA, April 18, 2022.
- Carilion New River Valley Medical Center’s solar panel field generates energy, revenue in big ways, WSLS TV-10 Roanoke, VA, April 12, 2022.
- Massanutten furthers commitment to reducing resort’s carbon footprint, Augusta Free Press, Waynesboro, VA, April 10, 2022.
- Massanutten Announces Solar Initiatives, DCSki, March 22, 2022.
- Wise school system expanding programs, building upgrades, Times-News, Kingsport, TN, March 20, 2022.
- We can unhook from oil and gas wars with solar, guest column by Secure Futures President Tony Smith, Virginia Mercury, March 15, 2022.
- Massanutten Resort to install two large solar arrays, WHSV TV-3, Harrisonburg, VA, March 9, 2022.
- Massanutten Resort commits to energy-efficient operations, Augusta Free Press, March 9, 2022.
2021
- Can Southwest Virginia remake itself as a laboratory for renewables? Virginia Mercury, Sept. 20, 2021.
- Sunrise Brief: Secure Futures’ secure future, pv magazine us, June 23, 2021.
- As policy impacts kick in, Virginia climbs into top five states for solar, Energy News Network, June 15, 2021.
- Contract deal lifts Virginia utility’s cap on public entities’ solar aspirations, Energy News Network, June 15, 2021.
- Power purchase agreement bill encourages solar use in West Virginia, WV News, May 23, 2021.
- West Virginia legalizes solar power purchase agreements, Solar Power World, April 29, 2021.
- Virginia students take on solar energy challenge: “Throwing Solar Shade” inspires new generation of citizen scientists, Chesapeake Bay Journal, February 16, 2021.
2020
- VA Could Soon See More Solar, WVTF Public Radio, VA, Oct. 20, 2019.
- Partnership raises the roof on Waynesboro Schools solar project, Augusta Free Press, VA, Oct. 16, 2020.
- Ready for sunshine: Volunteers plug in major solar installation for EMS, The Citizen, Harrisonburg, VA, Oct. 12, 2020.
- Community members come together for solar “barn raising”, WHSV-3, Harrisonburg, VA, Oct. 10, 2020.
- 1on1: Solar barn raising coming up at Eastern Mennonite School, WHSV-3, Harrisonburg, VA, Oct. 8, 2020.
- Lawmakers expanded school districts’ ability to go solar. But in Southwest Virginia, a utility contract is getting in the way. Virginia Mercury, Sept. 29, 2020.
- All Eyes On New York’s First-Of-Its-Kind Opt-Out Community Solar Deal, Clean Technica, Sept. 21, 2020.
- Building a solar market and creating jobs in Southwest Virginia’s coalfield counties, PV Magazine, Sept. 4, 2020.
- Solar Workgroup, Secure Futures Partner to Employ Local Coalfield Workers, Solar Industry, Sept. 3, 2020.
- Appalachian Solar Effort a Reality after Backers Powered through Setbacks, Energy News Network, Sept. 3, 2020.
- Solar alliance to bring jobs to Southwest Virginia, Bristol Herald Courier, Bristol, VA, Sept. 3, 2020.
- InterChange adding solar power at its Virginia warehouse, Refrigerated Transporter, Aug. 4, 2020.
- InterChange to Expand Solar Panel Use, Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, July 28, 2020.
- InterChange to Install Largest Solar Power System at Any Cold Storage Warehouse in Virginia, Thomas Industry Update, July 24, 2020.
- Secure Futures Solar installing 136-kW array on Virginia Mennonite school, Solar Power World, July 8, 2020.
- Virginia School District Going Solar In A Big Way, Clean Technica, June 29, 2020.
- Secure Futures Solar installing 2.5 MW of solar across Virginia school district, Solar Power World, June 4, 2020.
- More solar power coming to Augusta County Public Schools, News Leader, Staunton, VA, May 7, 2020.
- $8 Million Worth of Solar Projects Slated for Several Virginia Counties, Environment + Energy News Leader, May 6, 2020.
- Secure Futures Brings Affordable On-Site Solar Power To Schools and Businesses in North Carolina, WRAL-5, Raleigh, NC, April 8, 2020.
- RPS Debuts Largest Solar Energy Power System in Virginia, ABC-8, Richmond, March 2, 2020.
- Governor Northam Kicks Off Richmond Public Schools “Solar-Bration”, RVA Green, Richmond, VA, February 25, 2020.
- RPS completes solar panel project, NBC-12, Richmond, VA, February 21, 2020.
- CARITAS to Install Largest Solar Power System at any Nonprofit in Virginia, RVA Hub, Richmond, VA, February 14, 2020.
- Schools approve solar contract, Orange County Review, Charlottesville, VA, January 30, 2020.
- As schools look to solar, existing state law shuts down further development, The Virginia Mercury, Richmond, VA, January 27, 2020.
- Orange County School Board votes to install solar panels, WVIR-TV NBC29, Orange County, VA, January 27, 2020.
- WMC announces plans to go partially solar, The Winchester Star, Winchester, VA, January 22, 2020.
- Solar panel inspection will allow Waynesboro Public Schools to use clean energy, WVIR- TV NBC29, Charlottesville, VA, January 21, 2020.
