What’s up with #SolarOnSchools?
mn.gov/commerce/ene...
Dec 2021…report
•8,400 schools
solar capacity > 1,600 MW
🌞🔌🏫
9% of 🇺🇸K-12 schools
19% 🇺🇸K-12 school districts
MN: 23 MW of solar installed
At ~190 schools
Minnesota…ranks
13th installed solar capacity
11th total no. of solar schools
I had to ask for it.
Who knew? It’s 2-min to call ☎️ elected leaders & suggest ideas
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
I asked…
✔️my MN Sen for #SolarOnSchools
✔️my County for ♻️🌮food waste composting
✔️my city to plant 180 trees
local park
Next
🔲ask for a building code update =Passive House 🏠
🔲e-bikes
Let’s do 💚🌎action on #Climate
#COP30
Belém, Brazil
10 - 21 Nov 2025
•limit temp rise to 1.5C
•adapt
•net-zero by 2050
1 Say why we Care
•affordable energy 🌞🔌has clean air & good paying jobs
2 Share we #DidThis
•together
pass laws funding #SolarOnSchools
&
•by myself
Solar home
3 😊🙏☺️thx
💚🌎Some more #Climate solutions. Every bit matters
#DidThis
1 MN funded $750 off ebike rebate lottery
2 WashCo set up organics ♻️ &
biz recycling ♻️
3 Woodbury, MN added Bus Rapid Transit #GoldLine
4 MN law: HOA must allow #Solar
5 #SolarOnSchools
Cuts energy costs—so more $ for teacher pay
What is #SolarOnSchools ?
mn.gov/commerce/ene...
Ask your school to get:
•Solar electricity &🔋battery
•EV bus & chargers🔌🚌
For staff too🔌🚙
•induction ♨️cooktops
•Weatherization 🪟💨
&
•shade trees along protected bike lanes to school
Plug In⚡️& Switch
💚🌎do 1 more action now
•at home
Look at your •Fuel bill &
cut it in half
⛽️🚗 11,000 🤮
🔌🚙6,000
🚌 32
🔌🚴🏻♂️11
•at work
#Electrify fleets
Switch to renewables 🔌🌞💨
•local govt
#SolarOnSchools
bldg code @c40cities.bsky.social
•org
Eat local, more 🫘🫛🌻🥜
🚫🥩beef=deforest
& gulf/Dead Zone
Here’s MN Budget
3 sets of (Rev-Exp) pie charts
Now 2024-25
2026-27
2027-28
👇
mn.gov/mmb-stat/doc...
More
👇
mn.gov/mmb/budget/c...
Walz exec order
re: fraud task force
His Response to gop push
Re-trench schools
Charters take public school $
& less accountable
•Save $ with
#SolarOnSchools
Minnesota #SolarOnSchools
90 schools have 🌞🔌
👇
mn.gov/commerce/ene...
Energy is 2nd biggest public school expense & solar electricity is cheaper
✅Apply here/
CEEM helps parents/students/staff get the 🌞🔌grant $
👇
www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/solarschools
Or
midwestrenew.org/solar-on-sch...
Minnesota passed #SolarOnSchools 🌞🔌🏫
#ElectricBus 🔌🚌 & charging
Rural schools 🔴areas have ❌budget problems =
pay more property tax
& Energy is 2nd biggest school expense (after salary)
Rural bus routes are very long distances &
get better mpg =saves $$$
www.transportation.gov/rural/electr...
#SolarOnSchools 🌞🔌🚌really popular
www.midwestrenew.org/solar-on-sch...
2nd biggest school expense is energy, after salaries
🌞🔌🚌
Get #Solar
Get electric school bus
Get 🍳🔌induction cooktops & reduce a/c bills
🌞🔌We got #Solar on our roof
& asked our state senator
For #SolarOnSchools
Energy is 2nd biggest school expense;
✅🌞🔌solar is cheaper than electricity from burning fossil fuels or nuclear;
✅Electric buses 🔌🚌are cheaper vs ⛽️
www.midwestrenew.org/solar-on-sch...
Reducing energy use in public schools dedicates more to students #ClimateWorks4All #SolarOnSchools http://bit.ly/ClimateJobs @IBEW
