This week I did a lot of research on what schools actually have solar panels installed and projects trying to be put into action. On my first blog post "The Beginning of My Little Revolution" I stated how I saw Alameda Unified School District had students working on the same goal as this project, I am currently trying to find an email where I can reach them and discuss their direct plan of action and how I can possibly use a similar path but configure it so it appeals to our districts board and so it can fit our possible budget.
I've learned that I actually have a fear of letting a project become known to people who can put it into action, which has been a major setback for me. I need to get that little bit of courage to call the district office and see what we can do to possibly talk about how we can execute this project. Once I do get the ball rolling I cannot look back and falter. I believe in order to get that courage I need to do more research on the numbers and the process of it all.
Overall, I am excited to see where this will go and the experiences I will get but until then I have to work hard at focusing on the goal.
I remember driving past some schools near us like Lynbrook and seeing that they have solar panels in their parking lot, and I've always wondered why we don't have it as well. I'm really glad you're planning on contacting other school districts because I think we'd benefit from the solar panels and it'd be a great way to save energy. I think even if you don't come up with a way of convincing people to execute the actual building of solar panels, the research done to show the benefits would already be a good step.
ReplyDeleteGreat project idea! I think its definitely applicable to our school since so much of our roofs are flat surfaces. Have you tried to ask our school office what our future plans are for solar planning?
ReplyDeleteYeah I actually have! I've been trying to contact the district office to see the actual plans. So far, what I've actually heard is that the only reason why we haven't installed them is because the PTSO believes they would make the school look "ugly." Which is ridiculous, partially why I wanted to do this project :)
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