Fall 2016
Committee:
Regional and Legislative Affairs
Whereas, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office 2014 press release acknowledged that infrastructure upgrades could save $4.6 million each year in power bills (Citation 1);
Whereas, 13,993 Gigawatts an hour of California’s energy is created through hydroelectric, down over 20,000 Gigawatts an hour over the last 5 years (Citation 2) ;
Whereas, solar electricity production has increased by 150% (Citation 3) ; Whereas, college parking lots are prime real estate for solar panels;
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) gather school district's best practices of solar implementation;
Resolved, that SSCCC Regional Affairs Committee should encourage the regions to help schools advocate administrations to apply for Prop 39 (The California Clean Energy Jobs Act) funds from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (Citation 4);
Resolved, that the SSCCC advocate for legislation for solar installation program for community colleges with funds from, but not limited to, the Greenhouse Gas Fund.
Citation 1: Chancellor's Office Press Release (2014, August 11). Retrieved October 7, 2016, from http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Portals/0/DocDownloads/PressReleases/A UG2014/PR_Prop39_8_11_2014.pdf
Citation 2: California Electrical Energy Generation. (n.d.). Retrieved October 09, 2016, from http://www.energy.ca.gov/almanac/electricity_data/electricity_generation.html
Citation 3: California Electrical Energy Generation. (n.d.). Retrieved October 09, 2016, from http://www.energy.ca.gov/almanac/electricity_data/electricity_generation.htm
Citation 4: California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. (n.d.). Proposition 39: Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2012. Retrieved October 09, 2016, from http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/FinanceFacilities/Proposition39.aspx
Whereas, 13,993 Gigawatts an hour of California’s energy is created through hydroelectric, down over 20,000 Gigawatts an hour over the last 5 years (Citation 2) ;
Whereas, solar electricity production has increased by 150% (Citation 3) ; Whereas, college parking lots are prime real estate for solar panels;
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) gather school district's best practices of solar implementation;
Resolved, that SSCCC Regional Affairs Committee should encourage the regions to help schools advocate administrations to apply for Prop 39 (The California Clean Energy Jobs Act) funds from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (Citation 4);
Resolved, that the SSCCC advocate for legislation for solar installation program for community colleges with funds from, but not limited to, the Greenhouse Gas Fund.
Citation 1: Chancellor's Office Press Release (2014, August 11). Retrieved October 7, 2016, from http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Portals/0/DocDownloads/PressReleases/A UG2014/PR_Prop39_8_11_2014.pdf
Citation 2: California Electrical Energy Generation. (n.d.). Retrieved October 09, 2016, from http://www.energy.ca.gov/almanac/electricity_data/electricity_generation.html
Citation 3: California Electrical Energy Generation. (n.d.). Retrieved October 09, 2016, from http://www.energy.ca.gov/almanac/electricity_data/electricity_generation.htm
Citation 4: California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. (n.d.). Proposition 39: Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2012. Retrieved October 09, 2016, from http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/FinanceFacilities/Proposition39.aspx