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Secure Solar Futures has signed a 25-year PPA with Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) to develop a 1.7 MW system. 

The company will install a total of 3,667 solar panels manufactured by Trina Solar at seven locations: Fallon Park and Fishburn Park elementary schools; James Breckinridge, John P. Fishwick, Lucy Addison, and Woodrow Wilson middle schools; and the William B. Robertson central administration building. Construction will begin early next year and is slated to be complete by 2024’s close.

“Going solar helps Roanoke City Public Schools protect their budgets against volatility in utility costs that is likely in the future,” says Anthony Smith, Secure Solar Futures president and co-founder. “And hosting solar energy systems on site makes RCPS a leader in protecting the environment while offering students hands-on opportunities to learn about renewable energy and tap into the 21st century economy.”

In its first year, the system is set to produce 2,287,402 kWh of electric power, offsetting nearly 39% of the electricity demand of the seven locations combined, says the company.

Arrays will be installed at no upfront cost to RCPS. After installation, Secure Solar Futures will own, operate and maintain the equipment, selling the clean energy produced to the school division at a cost generally lower than the rate charged by the local electric utility for the term of the PPA.

“Utilizing solar power, as set forth in our strategic plan, will allow RCPS to be better stewards of our environment,” says Dr. Verletta White, superintendent of Roanoke City Public Schools.

At the conclusion of the PPA, RCPS will take ownership of the system at no additional cost, producing its own energy for the remainder of the equipment’s expected 35- to 40-year productive lifespan.

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ACORE Celebrates its 25th Anniversary by Ringing The Opening Bell at the NYSE

New York, NY – Today, ACORE celebrated 25 years by ringing The Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), marking an important milestone and sending a clear message that clean energy is a foundational economic engine of the 21st century.

“When ACORE was founded 25 years ago, our goal was to prove the economic case for clean power. Today, as we ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange, we are celebrating the reality that clean energy is now the cheapest, most reliable, and most scalable source of power available,” said ACORE President and CEO Ray Long. “Our focus remains on the future. We are facing unprecedented electricity demand growth, and we need to deploy capital faster than ever before to build the grid of tomorrow. The financial momentum is here, and the clean energy economy is ready to deliver the abundant, low-cost power our nation demands.”

Founded in 2001, ACORE was the first organization dedicated to expanding the pan-renewable economy in the United States. For 25 years, ACORE has worked toward its vision of an electrified economy powered by clean energy that supports an improved quality of life for all. Today, ACORE members are the investment engine behind the massive clean energy deployment that is helping ensure that Americans’ energy needs are met.

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About ACORE: 
ACORE is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that operates at the intersection of affordability, reliability, and clean energy deployment. Our work is focused on stabilizing energy prices, strengthening the electric grid, and driving investment in cost-effective technologies to ensure that clean energy delivers for people, businesses, and the U.S. economy.

ACORE’s membership includes clean energy investors, developers, energy buyers, power generators, manufacturers, and energy providers. In 2024, nearly 80% of the booming utility-scale domestic clean energy growth was financed, developed, owned, equipped, or contracted by ACORE members. For more information, visit www.acore.org

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Can’t swear that this is true but hoping so.

We must never forget.

The more visibility and the more frequent reminders we can get on this catastrophe in U.S. history the better.

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It’s almost funny when we hear that California is a socialist state, or a police state (due to our environmental restrictions), or that people are leaving in droves to go to Texas or Florida.  When I come across people who say this, I wonder: have you ever actually been to California?

Do you know that the garden-variety 3 BR, 2 BA house here lists at about $1.2 million, where, if it were moved to, say, the Midwest, it would be worth perhaps $2500,000?  Why do you think that could possibly be?  Maybe the law of supply and demand doesn’t apply to the Marxist part of the nation?

Perhaps it’s because Californians are offered fantastic economic opportunities. We develop and implement ideas that improve the lives of everyone on Earth, and that we profit greatly from our undertakings.

Something for the MAGA crowd to consider.

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