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Coal and Oil were major factors in building our nation in the 20th century.  For many years , it was the least expensive fuel to power our lives and make the millions of products we use and consume.  Only in the last 20 years, has science uncovered that there are significant external costs to our environment and our health from the mining, drilling, transportation, burning and waste handling processes. In the last 10 years, the alternative, renewable technologies rapidly developed and became more and more economically viable.
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Reducing Our Carbon Footprint

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Solar Now LLC High School Renewable Energy Proposals Key Concepts

The Now

  • Nuclear Energy’s Future is in jeopardy with Japan's Tsunami/Earthquake/ Nuclear catastrophe
  • Gulf Deep Water Horizon Disaster, increased fuel prices and Instability in Foreign oil markets puts oil on trial
  • Mining disasters, health effects from Coal pollution, toxic ash pond releases and pending GHG regulations put pressures on new Coal Plant costs.
  • Municipalities and States are defaulting resulting in funding losses
  • Funding losses result in major cuts in education
  • Science and math standings of US Students continue to fall against global competition.


A Proposed Solution

  • Schools incorporate small PV Solar Energy Plants (1-2MW) on site and/or wind capability. Renewable Energy curriculum is science and math enriched.
  • Municipalities add small PV Solar Energy Plants (1-5MW) and/or wind capability


The Benefits

  • Renewable Energy Industries creates millions of jobs, approach grid parity and helps restore the economy reducing the defaults and funding losses
  • School Districts and Commercial Operations will save $4,300,000 in electricity costs over 25 years with a 1 MW PV Solar Energy Plant from Solar Now LLC
  • Municipalities will earn $22,000 in revenue sharing/year for every 1 MW of PV Solar Power from Solar Now LLC

 

What PV Solar Energy Can do for you

Job Creation - Every 5 MW PV Solar Energy Plant will create 75 construction jobs for 5 months, 50 supply chain jobs to supply materials to the plants, support 10 engineering jobs to design the plants, one Operations Manager to make sure the Plant is in peak operating condition, a few part time maintenance folks to keep the 24,000 modules in the plant clean and free of snow and technicians to service the plant in the infrequent case of a technical issue.

Cut Taxes - Every 5 MW Plant will provide revenue sharing for the community.  10% of the revenue from the plant can go to the community operating funds and can reduce taxes if the City officials so designate.

Reduce the Electric Bill - PV Solar Energy Plants will not be subject to carbon fees, pollution abatement costs, increased operating costs, increased fuel costs, environmental and health costs and noise abatement fees.  The cost of generating electricity is constant.  The value of the electricity will increase every year compared to the fossil fuel alternatives so the net electricity cost will decease.