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| Solar array installation at Carson Middle School. From left to right, Richard Szot from Quality Controls, the contractor for the project, and Larry Rackley, Energy Educator for Sierra Pacific Power stand atop Carson High School with the new solar installation. | |
February 17, 2005
DRI Media Advisory: GreenPower solar and wind site unveiled at Carson Middle School in Carson City
Reporters and Editors Please Note:
WHO: Desert Research Institute and Sierra Pacific Power Co.
WHAT: Unveil new GreenPower solar electric installation at Carson Middle School in Carson City, Nev.
WHERE: 1140 West King Street, Carson City 89703
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 18 at 12:30 p.m.
HOW: Brief ceremony with students, faculty, State Senator Mark Amodei, Assemblywoman Bonnie Parnell, Carson City Mayor Marv Texeira, Sierra Pacific Resources President and CEO Walter Higgins, Sierra Pacific Power Co. President Jeff Ceccarelli, DRI Research Foundation Trustee and Chair of the GreenPower Committee Jim Kropid and school board members.
VISUALS: Solar array, wind generator, student display of renewable energy projects and $100 savings bond from Wells Fargo presented to naming contest winner.
BACKGROUND:The Carson Middle School installation marks the seventh GreenPower installation in the state. The GreenPower program is a partnership between the Desert Research Institute, DRI's Research Foundation, Sierra Pacific Power Co. and Nevada Power. The program is supported by voluntary customer contributions made by customers of Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific Power companies through their monthly utility bills. All contributions are 100 percent tax deductible.
A nonprofit, statewide division of the University and Community College System of Nevada, DRI pursues a full-time program of basic and applied environmental research on a local, national and international scale. More than 500 full- and part-time scientists, technicians and support staff conduct some 150 research projects at DRI annually. DRI generates $45 million in total revenue consisting predominately of competitively won research contracts and grants. The State of Nevada provides critical funding in support of DRI's administration, operations and maintenance, through the University and Community College System of Nevada budget. While DRI’s portion of the UCCSN budget is less than 1 percent, the institute leverages these funds to enhance its competitiveness.