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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Two School Divisions in Southwest Virginia Go Solar

Oct 22, 2021

Schools in Wise County and Lee County Hire Secure Futures to Install a Total of 3.2 Megawatts of solar power systems on 9 campuses.

A New Campaign Aims to Make Solar Schools Mainstream

Oct 13, 2021

The respected Aspen Institute has just launched an initiative to help the nation's 100,000 public schools improve education by fighting climate change.

IPCC Report Shows We Must Go Beyond Comfortable Actions to Win on Climate

Aug 27, 2021

Schools, hospitals and businesses are used to screwing in LED lightbulbs or buying "green power" from their utility. But these have limited impact on the climate. Fortunately, it's easy to do things that make a bigger difference.

Electric Buses are Coming Soon. Make Sure they Don’t Run on Dirty Energy.

Aug 17, 2021

Electric school buses are hitting the streets quickly. When they come to your school, commit to powering them with solar energy.

Webinar: How North Carolina K-12 Schools Can Go Solar with No Upfront Cost

May 05, 2021

After years of waiting, solar at no upfront cost has now come to North Carolina. Schools can especially benefit. Our webinar will interest facilities managers, administrators and anyone at K-12 schools who cares about clean energy.

Students Present Research on Solar Energy on a National Stage

Dec 22, 2020

Four students from our program Throwing Solar Shade® presented their research at the Solar Decathlon, an event sponsored by the Department of Energy.

Mennonites Lead in One of Virginia’s Most Solar-Rich Small Cities

Jul 21, 2020

The small city of Harrisonburg is a leader in solar power within Virginia. Much of the credit goes to the city's Mennonite community. Now, they're doing even more.

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