December 1st is
ÁùºÏ±¦µä Solar-Powered Facilities Day
On December 1, 2022, the City of ÁùºÏ±¦µä Mayor and Council proclaimed ÁùºÏ±¦µä Solar-Powered Facilities Day in recognition of ÁùºÏ±¦µä's achievements in solar power and renewable energy, most notably:
- ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD schools produce more solar power than all other Texas school districts combined, and according to the Environmental Protection Agency, only one school district in the nation purchases more green energy than ÁùºÏ±¦µä.
- Currently, 14 ÁùºÏ±¦µä facilities have rooftop panels, which produce two megawatts of energy, the equivalent of powering 230 homes in ÁùºÏ±¦µä.
- ÁùºÏ±¦µä’s solar production and renewable energy use support the City of ÁùºÏ±¦µä’s goal of equitably reaching net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2040
- Every modernized school from the 2017 Bond Program was built to be solar-ready. This will also be the standard for the 2022 bond program, which voters approved.
Congratulations to our ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD Sustainability Team and City of ÁùºÏ±¦µä Partners
- from left to right
- Rey Torres, ÁùºÏ±¦µä Energy and Water Manager
- Louis Zachary, ÁùºÏ±¦µä Executive Director of Facilities Maintenance
- Steve Adler, City of ÁùºÏ±¦µä Mayor
- Darien Clary, ÁùºÏ±¦µä Director Of Sustainability
- Christine Steenport, ÁùºÏ±¦µä Assistant Superintendent Of Operations
- Timothy Harvey, Solar Program Manger, City of ÁùºÏ±¦µä
- Kathie Tovo, Council Member, ÁùºÏ±¦µä City Council District 9
- Alison Alter, Council Member, ÁùºÏ±¦µä City Council District 10
The proclamation reads
Be it known that
Whereas,
The City of ÁùºÏ±¦µä has set the goal of equitably reaching net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, meaning the ÁùºÏ±¦µä community would reduce our use of fossil fuels to nearly zero; and
Whereas,
The ÁùºÏ±¦µä Energy Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan aims to achieve a total of 375 megawatts of local solar capacity by the end of 2030, of which 200 megawatts will be customer-sited; and
Whereas,
The ÁùºÏ±¦µä first installed ground-mounted solar arrays in 2002 to produce renewable energy and began installing solar panels on the rooftops of its schools in 2012; and
Whereas,
Currently, 14 ÁùºÏ±¦µä facilities have rooftop panels, which produce two megawatts of energy or enough to power 230 homes; and
Whereas,
ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD schools produce more solar power than all other Texas school districts combined, and according to the Environmental Protection Agency, only one school district in the nation purchases more green energy than ÁùºÏ±¦µä.
Now, Therefore,
I, Steve Adler, Mayor of the City of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Texas,
do hereby proclaim
December 1st, 2022 As ÁùºÏ±¦µä Solar-Powered Facilities Day in ÁùºÏ±¦µä.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of ÁùºÏ±¦µä to be affixed this 1st Day of December in the Year Two Thousand Twenty-Two
Learn more about solar power at ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD:
- recognizing ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD for its solar production and usage
- , of which ÁùºÏ±¦µä ranks second
- at 14 ÁùºÏ±¦µä facilities
- , including solar power production