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n Solar co-ops available<br />
Orange County officially launched<br />
its second solar co-op. It’s doing one<br />
for east Orange County and one for<br />
west Orange County. Residents and<br />
businesses who live in municipalities<br />
can participate. The first solar<br />
co-op was the largest and most successful<br />
in Florida. Southwest resident<br />
and Orange County Mayor Teresa<br />
Jacobs was one of the residents<br />
who joined the solar co-op.<br />
Solar power supports Mayor<br />
Jacobs’ goals in her Sustainability<br />
Initiative, “Our Home Life,” which<br />
seeks to reduce barriers to alternative<br />
energy and increase renewable<br />
energy production by 10 percent in<br />
2020 and 25 percent by 2040. Solar<br />
co-ops provide bulk discounts of up<br />
to 20 percent for a group of homeowners<br />
interested in purchasing solar<br />
panels. As part of a solar co-op,<br />
each participant signs an individual<br />
contract with the group-chosen installer,<br />
and all participants benefit from<br />
the discount. All homeowners who<br />
reside in Orange County, including<br />
city jurisdictions, are eligible to<br />
participate in their respective co-op.<br />
For more information or to register, visit<br />
www.solarunitedneighbors.org/florida.<br />
n West Orange Foundation<br />
receives donation<br />
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NEWS & BUSINESS BRIEFS<br />
compiled by Lauren Salinero<br />
West Orange Foundation<br />
officials announced the foundation<br />
received a $10,000 donation from<br />
AT&T for the West Orange Program<br />
for Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs<br />
through the AT&T Aspire program.<br />
The contribution is to support the<br />
six-month program that provides<br />
high school juniors with exposure<br />
to industry sectors, leadership skills<br />
development, teambuilding skills,<br />
job shadowing and business plan<br />
development, giving them a foundation<br />
of knowledge of types of<br />
businesses and careers they can<br />
pursue upon graduation. The primary<br />
mission of the WOPTE program<br />
is to raise awareness of youth<br />
regarding the west Orange County<br />
business community and all it has<br />
to offer.<br />
AT&T representatives<br />
present a $10,000 check<br />
to the West Orange<br />
Foundation for its West<br />
Orange Program for<br />
Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs.<br />
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