Intuit Announces its Coalfield Solar Fund First Year Winners, Building a More Sustainable Future for Virginia and West Virginia
10 Outubro 2023 - 10:05AM
Business Wire
The grant program aims to advance renewable
energy access and create new career pathways for Coalfield
communities while reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology
platform behind Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and
Mailchimp, today announced the inaugural winners of the Coalfield
Solar Fund initiative. In partnership with Secure Solar Futures and
the NEED project, the initiative is designed to advance renewable
energy and create new career pathways for Coalfield communities in
Virginia and West Virginia. The first cohort of grant winners are
Calhoun County Schools, Lee County Schools, Mercer County Schools,
and Mountain Empire Community College. The program has granted
$375,000 across Virginia and West Virginia to incentivize solar
energy projects across their school districts. The project offers
new career pathways and education opportunities while reducing
carbon emissions, aligning with Intuit's Climate Positive program
goal of reducing 2 million metric tons of carbon emissions by 2030
outside Intuit’s operational footprint.
The Coalfield Solar Fund launched in March 2023 to support
underserved school districts and community colleges in Virginia and
West Virginia and surrounding regions facing economic challenges.
The winning districts will receive incentive grants to finance
sustainability projects, infrastructure updates, and other
initiatives to benefit students, in addition to solar
installations, at no upfront cost via a Power Purchase Agreement
(PPA) with Secure Solar Futures. Additionally, the program is
committed to advancing local career pathways in renewable energy by
funding paid work-based learning programs and continuing to deploy
The NEED Project’s Throwing Solar Shade® STEM program for high
school students.
“As we wrap up a successful inaugural year of the Coalfield
Solar Fund, I am thrilled to announce that applications for the
second year are now open,” stated Charlie Reed, Global
Sustainability Lead at Intuit. “We are excited to continue
supporting eligible educational institutions in designated
Coalfield counties in Virginia and West Virginia. Intuit’s mission
is to power prosperity for customers and communities. By helping
teach skills needed in today’s jobs and creating renewable energy
sources for future generations, we hope to have a positive impact
throughout the region.”
The Coalfield Solar Fund is leading these school districts one
step closer to a more sustainable future by providing renewable
energy alternatives that reduce emissions and simultaneously create
paid student learning opportunities for residents in Coalfield
communities. With another round of applications opening this month,
the Coalfield Solar Fund will continue to create new career
pathways for students and expand its impact in the Coalfield region
for years. Public school districts and community colleges in select
Virginia and West Virginia counties are eligible to apply. To learn
more about the program and to see if your school qualifies, please
visit http://www.coalfieldsolarfund.org.
“It has been wonderful to see the impact and opportunities
created by our initiative and one-of-a-kind Coalfield Solar Fund,”
stated Anthony Smith, President at Secure Solar Futures. “By
investing in solar projects, organizations like Intuit and Secure
Solar Futures not only create job opportunities for the community
but also provide a pathway for workforce development for the next
generation. Through our partnerships with community colleges,
students can earn college credits and gain real-world experience in
electrical engineering, solar installation, and related fields,
creating a more sustainable future for both the community and
environment.”
For more information about Intuit’s sustainability commitments,
visit
https://www.intuit.com/company/corporate-responsibility/climate/.
About Intuit
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prosperity for the people and communities we serve. With more than
100 million customers worldwide using TurboTax, Credit Karma,
QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, we believe everyone should have the
opportunity to prosper. We never stop working to find new,
innovative ways to make that possible. Please visit us at
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Marissa Cazem marissa_cazem@intuit.com
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