On November 9th, 2015, Secure Futures announced a $1m solar incentive program for K-12 public and private schools throughout Virginia, with the goal of installing over 16 Megawatts (MW) of distributed solar energy in 2016, doubling Virginia’s installed solar capacity through 2014. The Spotlight on Solar Education initiative focuses on helping schools go solar with […]
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Lexington City Schools to go Solar under Solar Schools Initiative
On July 9, 2015 Lexington City Schools announced a formal agreement with Secure Futures LLC to install a 91.5-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on the roof of the Lylburn Downing Middle School. The project will generate 25% of the annual electricity requirements for the middle school, and include an public monitoring system – displayed via a […]
Summaries of Related Articles
To our readers, We want to develop something new for our blog that will work to further inform and educate. Since not everyone has the time to read the newspaper, blogs, news reports, etc., why not let us do the work for you? This is the inaugural edition of our bi-weekly summary of articles that we […]
Panels on Park View Mennonite Church
The solar installation at Park View Mennonite Church was completed Friday afternoon – November 9. The 75 solar PV panels took three days to install and will be up and running soon! Below are a few pictures documenting our progress – keep checking our blog for updates!
From intermittency to reliability
Many critics of solar energy claim that the industry cannot meet the generating capacity for an ever-increasing demand in electricity — that the increased use of renewable energy in the national grid will threaten reliability and a utility’s obligation to provide always-on base load power. However, the efficiency of renewables during peak demand and the […]
