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Solar Panel Challenge Launched
2009-06-21On June 21st -- the summer solstice -- Neighborhood House launched its Solar Panel Challenge -- a campaign to raise $100,000 to build a second array of solar panels atop the High Point Neighborhood Center. A second array will allow the rooftop panels to meet 100 percent of the building's average energy demand, making the center less dependent on Seattle City Light and one of the very few energy-neutral structures in the state. A second array will translate into savings of as much as $30,000 per year -- critical funds that, instead of going to electrical bills, will go to services and programs, light up Head Start and ESL classrooms, heat a Family and Teen Center and fuel a community kitchen. The center is scheduled to open in the fall in West Seattle's High Point neighborhood, and plans are already in place for an initial array of 256 solar panels comprising 6,000 square feet. This array alone will be the largest atop a building in the entire state of Washington. The second array of solar panels can be sponsored for $1,000 per panel. Contributions can be made in monthly installments, in someone's honor, or as some have done by teaming together as a group. TO SPONSOR A PANEL, CLICK HERE. To attend our Grillin' With Dillon event at the renowned Corson Building, CLICK HERE. To schedule a tour of the High Point Neighborhood Center and see the array, please contact Alex Wang at (206) 461-8430 x257 or alexw@nhwa.org. Back to Recent News |
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