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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.

New Article Exposes Dominion’s Plan to Stop Schools from Going Solar and Shows How One School Fought Back

Dec 29, 2025

Fairfax County Schools, one of the largest systems in the nation, had equally big ambitions to lead the nation's schools on solar power. But Dominion had other ideas.

Roanoke City Public Schools to Save $46.5 Million through Solar Energy and Roof Restoration

Mar 26, 2025

Eleven new solar power systems will augment six systems installed in 2024 to give Roanoke Schools in Virginia a total of 7.3 MW of solar at 17 locations.

Coalfield Solar Fund Completes Construction of First Round of Solar Schools in Virginia and West Virginia

Feb 10, 2025

Solar power at Lee County Schools in Virginia and Calhoun County Schools in West Virginia will save over $4 million and help create local energy jobs.

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.

Augusta County Schools Cuts Long Bus Routes with Vanpool Program

Dec 06, 2024

Our new Solar E-Vanpool Program has helped the schools to shorten long bus routes and provide students with a shorter commute, a ride that’s also powered by clean energy.

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.

Dominion Invents New Dirty Trick to Kill School Solar in Virginia

May 30, 2024

Everyone loves when K-12 schools go solar. But Dominion hates it. Now they've concocted a scheme to slow or stop school solar for good.

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!

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