Matsayin Ƙasa Ya Nemo California a 1st, New Jersey da Arizona a wuri na 2 da na 3 don Solar a Makarantun K-12.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA da WASHINGTON, DC — Yayin da gundumomin makarantu ke fafutukar daidaitawa da rikicin kasafin kudi na kasa baki daya sakamakon barkewar COVID-19, yawancin makarantun K-12 suna tsara kasafin kudi tare da sauya wutar lantarki, galibi ba tare da karanci ba. babban farashi.Tun daga 2014, makarantun K-12 sun ga karuwar kashi 139 cikin 100 na adadin hasken rana da aka girka, bisa ga wani sabon rahoto daga tsaftataccen makamashi mai zaman kansa Generation180, tare da haɗin gwiwar The Solar Foundation da Ƙungiyar Masana'antu ta Solar Energy (SEIA).
Rahoton ya nuna cewa makarantu 7,332 a duk fadin kasar suna amfani da hasken rana, wanda ke da kashi 5.5 na dukkan makarantun gwamnati da masu zaman kansu na K-12 a Amurka.A cikin shekaru 5 da suka gabata, adadin makarantun da ke da hasken rana ya karu da kashi 81 cikin 100, kuma a yanzu dalibai miliyan 5.3 ne ke halartar makaranta mai amfani da hasken rana.Manyan jihohi biyar na hasken rana akan makarantu-California, New Jersey, Arizona, Massachusetts, da Indiana - sun taimaka wajen haɓaka wannan haɓaka.
“Solar tana iya isa ga dukkan makarantu—ko da kuwa yadda rana ko wadata take a inda kuke zama.Ƙananan makarantu sun fahimci cewa hasken rana wani abu ne da za su iya amfani da shi don adana kuɗi da kuma amfanar ɗalibai a yau."In ji Wendy Philleo, babban darektan Generation180."Makarantar da suka canza zuwa hasken rana na iya sanya tanadin farashin makamashi zuwa shirye-shiryen komawa makaranta, kamar shigar da tsarin samun iska, ko wajen rike malamai da kiyaye muhimman shirye-shirye," in ji ta.
Kudin makamashi shine na biyu mafi girma na kashewa ga makarantun Amurka bayan ma'aikata.Marubutan rahoton sun lura cewa gundumomin makarantu na iya yin tanadi mai mahimmanci akan farashin makamashi akan lokaci.Misali, Tucson Unified School District a Arizona yana tsammanin ceton dala miliyan 43 sama da shekaru 20, kuma a Arkansas, Gundumar Makarantun Batesville ta yi amfani da tanadin makamashi don zama gundumar makaranta mafi girma a gundumar tare da malamai suna karɓar har $ 9,000 a kowace shekara a cikin tarawa. .
Binciken ya gano cewa yawancin makarantu suna tafiya da hasken rana ba tare da ƙarancin farashi ba.A cewar rahoton, kashi 79 cikin 100 na hasken rana da aka sanya a makarantu, wani ɓangare na uku ne—kamar masu haɓaka hasken rana—wanda ke ba da kuɗi, ginawa, mallaka, da kuma kula da tsarin.Wannan yana bawa makarantu da gundumomi, ba tare da la'akari da girman kasafin kuɗin su ba, don siyan makamashin hasken rana da karɓar tanadin farashin makamashi nan take.Yarjejeniyar siyan wutar lantarki, ko PPAs, sanannen tsari ne na ɓangare na uku a halin yanzu a cikin jihohi 28 da Gundumar Columbia.
Makarantu kuma suna ba da gudummawa ga ayyukan hasken rana don samarwa ɗalibai damar yin amfani da damar koyo na STEM, horon aiki, da horarwa don ayyukan hasken rana.
"Kamfanonin hasken rana suna tallafawa ayyukan gida da kuma samar da kudaden haraji, amma kuma za su iya taimakawa makarantu su sanya tanadin makamashi ga sauran haɓakawa da tallafawa malamansu,"yace Abigail Ross Hopper, Shugaba da Shugaba na SEIA.“Yayin da muke tunanin hanyoyin da za mu iya sake ginawa da kyau, taimaka wa makarantu su canza zuwa hasken rana + ajiya na iya haɓaka al'ummominmu, korar tattalin arzikinmu da ya tsaya cik, da kuma hana makarantunmu kariya daga illolin sauyin yanayi.Yana da wuya a sami mafita da za ta iya magance matsaloli da yawa lokaci guda kuma muna fatan Majalisa za ta gane cewa hasken rana zai iya taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin al'ummominmu," in ji ta.
Bugu da kari, makarantun da ke da hasken rana da ajiyar batir suma za su iya zama matsugunan gaggawa da samar da wutar lantarki yayin katsewar grid, wanda ba wai kawai yana hana rushewar aji ba har ma yana zama muhimmin hanya ga al'ummomi.
"A lokacin da annobar duniya da sauyin yanayi ke kawo shirye-shiryen gaggawa cikin himma sosai, makarantun da ke da hasken rana da kuma ajiya na iya zama cibiyoyin juriyar al'umma waɗanda ke ba da tallafi mai mahimmanci ga al'ummominsu yayin bala'o'i."In ji Andrea Luecke, shugaba kuma babban darakta a Gidauniyar Solar."Muna fatan wannan rahoton zai zama muhimmiyar hanya don taimakawa gundumomin makarantu su jagoranci hanyar zuwa gaba mai tsaftataccen makamashi."
Wannan bugu na uku na Brighter Future: Nazari akan Solar a Makarantun Amurka yana samar da mafi cikakken bincike har zuwa yau akan yadda ake samun hasken rana da abubuwan da ke faruwa a makarantun gwamnati da masu zaman kansu na K-12 a duk faɗin ƙasar kuma ya haɗa da karatun shari'ar makaranta da yawa.Gidan yanar gizon rahoton ya ƙunshi taswirar ma'amala na makarantun hasken rana a duk faɗin ƙasar, tare da sauran albarkatu don taimakawa gundumomin makarantu su sami hasken rana.
Danna nan don karanta mahimman binciken rahoton
Danna nan don karanta cikakken rahoton
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Game da SEIA®:
Ƙungiyar Masana'antu ta Solar Energy Industries® (SEIA) tana jagorantar sauye-sauye zuwa tattalin arzikin makamashi mai tsabta, samar da tsarin tsarin hasken rana don cimma 20% na samar da wutar lantarki ta Amurka ta 2030. SEIA yana aiki tare da kamfanoni na membobin 1,000 da sauran abokan hulɗar dabarun yaki don manufofi wanda ke samar da ayyukan yi a kowace al'umma da tsara ka'idojin kasuwa na gaskiya waɗanda ke haɓaka gasa da haɓaka ingantaccen ƙarfin hasken rana mai rahusa.An kafa shi a cikin 1974, SEIA ƙungiyar kasuwanci ce ta ƙasa da ke gina cikakkiyar hangen nesa don Solar + Decade ta hanyar bincike, ilimi da shawarwari.Ziyarci SEIA akan layi awww.seia.org.
Game da Generation180:
Generation180 yana ƙarfafawa da ba wa mutane kayan aiki don ɗaukar mataki akan makamashi mai tsabta.Muna hasashen canjin digiri 180 a tushen makamashinmu - daga burbushin mai zuwa makamashi mai tsafta - wanda canjin digiri 180 ke tafiyar da fahimtar mutane game da rawar da suke takawa wajen tabbatar da hakan.Kamfen ɗin mu na Solar for All Schools (SFAS) yana jagorantar motsi a cikin ƙasa don taimakawa makarantun K-12 rage farashin makamashi, haɓaka koyon ɗalibai, da haɓaka al'ummomin koshin lafiya ga kowa.SFAS tana faɗaɗa samun damar yin amfani da hasken rana ta hanyar samar da albarkatu da tallafi ga masu yanke shawara na makaranta da masu ba da shawara ga al'umma, gina hanyoyin sadarwa tsakanin abokan juna, da bayar da shawarwari don ingantattun manufofin hasken rana.Ƙara koyo a SolarForAllSchools.org.Wannan faɗuwar, Generation180 yana ɗaukar nauyin yawon shakatawa na Solar na ƙasa tare da Solar United Neighbors don nuna ayyukan hasken rana na makaranta da samar da dandamali ga shugabanni don raba game da fa'idodin hasken rana.Ƙara koyo ahttps://generation180.org/national-solar-tour/.
Game da Gidauniyar Solar:
Solar Foundation® kungiya ce mai zaman kanta ta 501(c)(3) kungiya ce mai zaman kanta wacce manufarta ita ce ta hanzarta karbar mafi yawan tushen makamashi a duniya.Ta hanyar jagorancinta, bincike, da haɓaka iya aiki, Gidauniyar Solar Foundation ta ƙirƙira hanyoyin canza canji don cimma kyakkyawar makoma wanda makamashin hasken rana da fasahohin da suka dace da hasken rana ke haɗa su cikin kowane fanni na rayuwarmu.Shirye-shiryen Gidauniyar Solar sun hada da binciken ayyukan hasken rana, bambancin ma'aikata, da kuma canjin kasuwar makamashi mai tsafta.Ta hanyar shirin SolSmart, Gidauniyar Solar ta yi hulɗa tare da abokan haɗin gwiwa a cikin fiye da al'ummomin 370 a duk faɗin ƙasar don haɓaka haɓakar makamashin hasken rana.Ƙara koyo a SolarFoundation.org
Lambobin sadarwa:
Jen Bristol, Solar Energy Industries Association, 202-556-2886, jbristol@seia.org
Kay Campbell, Generation180, 434-987-2572, kay@generation180.org
Avery Palmer, The Solar Foundation, 202-302-2765, apalmer@solarfound.org
Lokacin aikawa: Satumba 15-2020