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UCF Issues Invitation to Bid to Install Solar Systems at Shelter Schools

Sherri Shields Press Release May 21, 2010contractors, E-Shelter, emergency shelter, installers, schools, solar, solar systems, stimulus funds, SunSmart 0 Comment

COCOA, May 21, 2010 – The University of Central Florida (UCF) has issued an Invitation to Bid for solar and electrical contractors who are interested in installing 10-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) systems at selected emergency shelter schools across the state. Bids are due to UCF by June 18 at 2 p.m.

As part of the SunSmart Schools Emergency Shelter (E-Shelter) program, administered by UCF’s Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), 90 public schools in Florida will each receive a PV system with battery backup. The grant money for the $10 million state program came from federal economic stimulus funds. Read more

Director's Message: “Shovel Ready” Energy Infrastructure for Florida

Sherri Shields Director's Message, Energy News March 23, 2009ban, CFL, compact fluorescent lighting, electric bill, green house gas, incandescent bulb, jobs, power plant, shovel ready, stimulus funds 5 Comments

Put People to Work Replacing all Residential Incandescent Lighting with Compact Fluorescent Lighting

What happens if we use “shovel ready” federal stimulus funds for energy infrastructure improvement to pay a professional to come to your house and change out your incandescent lighting with compact fluorescent lighting (CFL) before the end of 2010? How much energy would the state save? Could we put off building new power plants? How much money would you, the homeowner, save on your electric bill? How much would it cost to replace all of Florida’s light bulbs? How many jobs would be created? How much green house gases would be eliminated?