December 1st is
AISD Solar-Powered Facilities Day
On December 1, 2022, the City of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Mayor and Council proclaimed AISD Solar-Powered Facilities Day in recognition of AISD's achievements in solar power and renewable energy, most notably:
- ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 AISD.
- Currently, 14 AISD facilities have rooftop panels, which produce two megawatts of energy, the equivalent of powering 230 homes in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
- AISD’s solar production and renewable energy use support the City of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø ISD Sustainability Team and City of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Partners
- from left to right
- Rey Torres, AISD Energy and Water Manager
- Louis Zachary, AISD Executive Director of Facilities Maintenance
- Steve Adler, City of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Mayor
- Darien Clary, AISD Director Of Sustainability
- Christine Steenport, AISD Assistant Superintendent Of Operations
- Timothy Harvey, Solar Program Manger, City of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
- Kathie Tovo, Council Member, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø City Council District 9
- Alison Alter, Council Member, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø City Council District 10
The proclamation reads
Be it known that
Whereas,
The City of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has set the goal of equitably reaching net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, meaning the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community would reduce our use of fossil fuels to nearly zero; and
Whereas,
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 AISD facilities have rooftop panels, which produce two megawatts of energy or enough to power 230 homes; and
Whereas,
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 AISD.
Now, Therefore,
I, Steve Adler, Mayor of the City of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, Texas,
do hereby proclaim
December 1st, 2022 As AISD Solar-Powered Facilities Day in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø to be affixed this 1st Day of December in the Year Two Thousand Twenty-Two
Learn more about solar power at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø ISD:
- recognizing ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø ISD for its solar production and usage
- AISD Solar and Renewable Energy Webpage