Resources
Bright Schools Program - This California Energy Commission program offers specific services to help schools become more energy wise, such as identifying cost effective energy efficient projects to meet your needs and providing design and follow-on implementation assistance for installing your projects.
California Solar Center - Californiasolarcenter.org is designed to be a prime source of information on solar energy activity in California. Californiasolarcenter.org was created and is currently managed by The Rahus Institute, a 501c3 non-profit organization, working to promote greater use of renewable energy through education, research, program and policy development. California solar center exists only on the internet.
DOE eere Energy Education Home Page - U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy website that has links to educational and training resources on energy, patricianly energy efficiency and renewable energy.
DSIRE Database of Schools Going Solar Programs - Online searchable database of programs that combine solar and schools.
National Energy Education Development Project - The mission of the National Energy Education Development Project is to promote an energy conscious and educated society by creating effective networks of students, educators, business, government and community leaders to design and deliver objective, multi-sided energy education programs.
Solar Schoolhouse - Program that uses the sun as a starting point for teaching about energy resources, conversation, and other energy topics. Has many curriculum resources for schools and hosts live online data for schools grid tied PV systems to evaluate the differences in performance due to geography, weather, application and other factors.
Solar Schools - Consumer Energy Center - A program administered through the CEC that is current closed but awarded a total of $4.5 million to help schools go solar, of which half comes from the Energy Commission's Emerging Renewables Program (ERP) along with a matching amount from the California Attorney General's Alternative Energy Retrofit Account (AGAERA). This funding enabled 31 California schools to purchase and install solar photovoltaic systems.
Strategic Energy Innovations (SEI) - Strategic Energy Innovations (SEI) is a nonprofit organization that helps empower schools and universities, small businesses, local governments, affordable housing agencies, and agricultural communities to reduce pollution and save money through clean energy and resource efficiency.
The Foundation for Environmental Education - The mission of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) is to expand environmental and energy literacy. This effort involves educational programming, energy projects, and related public outreach activities throughout the United States and abroad.
Solar Schools Program - Pacific Gas & Electric - PG&E's Solar Schools Program is teaching the value of alternative energy by turning school buildings into hands-on science experiments. This award-winning program is making science fun and teaching students how their everyday actions can impact the environment.