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Charitable foundations are using a variety of strategies to get solar panels for health centers, schools and other community buildings.

Here’s how foundations are bringing solar to lower-income communities

The rooftop solar industry is booming, but far too few lower-income Americans are benefiting as a result. It’s a ​“modern version of redlining,” according to Joe Evans of the Kresge Foundation. Now an increasing number of charitable foundations are stepping up to redress that injustice, using a range of approaches to bring the benefits of solar to the communities that need it most.

Thanks to foundations, more than 300 solar panels were installed in the Hopi and Navajo Nations in Arizona, creating jobs and providing reliable electricity to health centers, schools and other community buildings. A former coal mining area in West Virginia became a hub of solar development, with a comprehensive solar job-training program. Dozens of Wisconsin nonprofits received free solar panels, accelerating their shift to clean energy and boosting enthusiasm for solar in their communities. And 24 U.S. health centers in areas at risk for natural disasters developed solar systems with battery backup to supply power when the grid goes down.

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Source: Canary Media

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Elected officials and school leaders in Alameda County are calling on the state to block a controversial proposal that could prevent California schools from embracing solar power.

Leaders call on California to block controversial solar power proposal

Elected officials and school leaders in Alameda County are calling on the state to block a controversial proposal that could prevent California schools from embracing solar power.

School board officials in Oakland and state leaders want the state to reject the proposal that they say would spike solar costs on rooftops and parking lots and ultimately take money away from Oakland classrooms.

“It’s baffling that anyone would make solar projects more difficult rather than easier at this very urgent time,” Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) board member Sam Davis said.

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Source: NBC

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Norway has installed the world’s northernmost ground solar panels in a region plunged in round-the-clock darkness all winter.

Solar panels installed in remote Arctic community to power green energy transition

Norway has installed the world’s northernmost ground solar panels in its Svalbard archipelago, a region plunged in round-the-clock darkness all winter.

The pilot project could help remote Arctic communities transition to green energy.

Neatly lined up in six rows in a field, 360 solar panels will on Thursday begin providing electricity to an old shipping radio station, Isfjord Radio, now converted into a base camp for tourists.

The windswept archipelago – also known as Spitsbergen – is located some 1,300 kilometres from the North Pole and is accessible only by boat or helicopter, weather permitting.

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Source: Euro News

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The Zúñigas got their panels for free, as a result of a state program called Transformative Climate Communities.

Low-income households are getting help from a free solar rooftop program

Gloria and Macedonio Zúñiga have lived in Pacoima for more than 45 years. They emigrated from Mexico and built a life here — Gloria worked as a seamstress and Macedonio as a machinist. They eventually bought a home and raised three children.

Now retired, their days are mostly spent watching over their six young grandchildren.

But in recent years, they’ve noticed the heat only going up. She said every day has felt hotter than the last.

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Source: LAist

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The 3 SoCal counties have more than 4,800 acres of suitable space to develop solar power alongside highways, which could potentially accommodate up to 960MW of renewable energy capacity.

SoCal could power 270,000 homes by installing solar along highways

The Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego could collectively power more than 270,000 homes annually by lining their highways with solar energy infrastructure, according to analysis released Thursday.

The three counties have more than 4,800 acres of suitable space to develop solar power alongside highways, which could potentially accommodate up to 960 megawatts of renewable energy capacity, according to the report by the Environment California Research & Policy Center.

“This summer’s barrage of record-breaking temperatures is an urgent reminder that we must accelerate our transition to clean energy, including solar power,” Steven King, Environment California Research & Policy Center’s clean energy advocate, said in a statement.

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Source: The Hill

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From solar panels to EV chargers to drought-tolerant landscaping, these ecofabulous homes help the planet and look great doing it.

10 ecofabulous California homes to help the planet, your wallet

Weather is getting weirder and bills are getting higher. Here are a few eco-fabulous homes from around the state that will help the planet and your wallet.

  1. Oakridge Estates Home Boasts Pool, Solar, Views Of Lake Berryessa
  2. Oakridge Estates Home Boasts Pool, Solar, Views Of Lake Berryessa
  3. Malibu Mountain Retreat Has Solar, EV Charging For $3.95M
  4. $4.79M Lamorinda Estate Home Outfitted With Solar, EV Chargers
  5. Updated Santee Home With Swimming Pool, Solar Panels: $899K
  6. Eco-Friendly Agoura Hills Home Includes Solar Panels For $1.88M
  7. Solar-Powered Walnut Creek Home Has Large Lot, Bonus Office
  8. La Mesa Home With Flexible Space, Solar Panels: $1.6M
  9. Custom Concord Home Offers Curb Appeal, Solar Panels, Income Potential
  10. San Diego Home With Spacious Backyard, Solar Panels: $789K

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Source: Patch

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Microgrid communities are energy-resilient communities that can operate independently from a larger municipal electrical system when necessary.

What if your town doubled as a residential power grid?

For all of California’s many charms, living here isn’t always easy.

There’s the astronomical cost of housing, of course, and the seemingly constant threat of catastrophe, whether from earthquakes, fires or extreme heat. Especially as the effects of climate change increase, disaster often seems to be lurking right around the corner.

This newsletter recently covered the increasing popularity in California of “disaster-proof” homes, built to better withstand high winds and temperatures, and to limit entry points for wildfire embers. And last year, my colleague Ivan Penn wrote about Californians who, out of frustration with blackouts and rising utility prices in our warming world, are opting to live off the grid.

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Source: The New York Times

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Date Creek rancher Savannah Figueroa is using federal dollars to reduce her carbon footprint while growing her business.

Arizona rancher switches to solar energy thanks to federal funding

Agriculture brings in billions of dollars for our state each year. It also emits a lot of gasses that contribute to climate change. Date Creek rancher Savannah Figueroa is using federal dollars to reduce her carbon footprint while growing her business.

She provides meat to communities across the High Country. She and her husband take part in every step of the process, from raising the cattle to storing and selling the meat. It’s not an easy job for her or the environment, but their ranch is flipping the switch. “Our ranch is carbon positive. Meaning we store more carbon in our soil than we emit. Quite the feat for a cattle business,” said Figueroa.

Figueroa is one of the many agricultural workers finding ways to reduce their carbon footprint. She used the Rural Energy for American Program to install solar panels on their ranch. They are used to power refrigerators, barns and other equipment.

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Source: AZ Family

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A solar project expected to generate 100% of the power needed at the Joint Force Training Base Los Alamitos has powered up and will also provide juice to nearby cities.

Solar project at Los Alamitos base expected to increase energy resilience in SoCal

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A solar project expected to generate 100% of the power needed at the Joint Force Training Base Los Alamitos has powered up and will also provide juice to nearby cities.

The completion of the nearly 100-acre project, developed by Arizona-based Bright Canyon Energy,  was celebrated at the 1,300-acre Army base on Friday, Aug. 10. BCE, which partnered with local power utility companies, paid for the installation of the solar panels and will get a percentage of the revenue from selling the renewable energy to local communities.

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Source: The Orange County Register

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Several high schools in the Modesto City School District high schools are installing solar panels. One of the those schools is Downey High.

Multiple schools in Modesto going green with solar panels

Several high schools in the Modesto City School District high schools are installing solar panels.

One of the those schools is Downey High. For a look at what installation looks like check the video player.

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Source: KCRA

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