PG&E太陽能學校計劃提供327,500元獎勵北加州及中加州服務弱勢社群的公立學校
太平洋煤電公司(PG&E)宣布向北加州及中加州共25間學校提供最高10,000元「光亮意念」(Bright Ideas)撥款，用以資助校內有關節能、環保及太陽科學等教學項目。
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屬PG&E太陽學校計劃的一部分，「光亮意念」撥款計劃旨在向學生灌輸再生能源的知識。今年春季，另有18間學校獲選取得光亮意念撥款，令2010年度的撥款總額合共327,500元。（詳細獲撥款名單參看下表）。撥款基礎是根據學校教職員、行政及校務人員在以下五方面的創意而定：
§ 教學性的太陽能項目
§ 青少年能源及環保科目
§ 再生能源或與科學有關的實地考察
§ 綠化校園計劃
§ 專業發展／自學服務課程／人力發展計劃
「光亮意念撥款主要用作資助一些透過創意，來教育加州學生了解再生能源重要性的教學計劃，」PG&E企業關係部高級副總裁Greg Pruett說：「我們很感謝加州教師們及學校的參與，令這個致力培育未來環保大使及科學家的計劃得以實現。」
PG&E太陽能學校計劃(Solar School Program)包括為公立學校安裝太陽能發電系統、提供以太陽能發電為主的教學課程、向有關老師提供培訓，以及名為「光亮意念」的撥款計劃，以支持學校發展太陽能科學課程。太陽能學校計劃自2004年展開以來，PG&E投入近800萬元資助計劃，成功幫助125間及訓練超過3,000名教師，令北加及中加州近200,000名學童受惠。
PG&E聯合教育界領袖及太陽能工業代表一起培訓老師，而教學課程及「光亮意念」計劃則由全國能源教育發展項目（National Energy Education Development Project）全權管理，環境教育基金（Foundation for Environmental Education）則負責安裝學校內的太陽能發電系統。
PG&E的太陽能學校計劃獲獎無數，深受全國教師歡迎。太陽能學校計劃曾獲州際再生能源促進會的年度創意大獎，又獲三藩市商業時報（San Francisco Business Times）頒發的年度創意教育獎 。計劃同時獲得全加州最高榮譽的環保獎項──州長環境及經濟領袖獎（Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award）。
太平洋煤電公司（PG&E）由PG&E Corporation(NYSE:PCG)企業擁有，屬全國最大煤電公司之一。總部設於三藩市，擁有20,000多名員工，為北加州及中加州多達1,500萬名用戶提供最潔淨的能源。欲知更多詳情，請上網www.pge.com/chinese/。
| 在2010冬季獲光亮意念撥款的學校名單 | ||
| Deer Valley High School | Antioch | $10,000 |
| Washington Middle School | Bakersfield | $5,000 |
| Millie Munsey Elementary School | Bakersfield | $1,000 |
| Owens Primary School | Bakersfield | $10,000 |
| Chico Junior High School | Chico | $5,000 |
| Dublin High School | Dublin | $2,500 |
| Fairgrove Elementary School | Grover Beach | $10,000 |
| Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District | Livermore | $5,000 |
| Merced Community College District | Merced | $10,000 |
| Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School | Moraga | $1,000 |
| Napa Valley Language Academy | Napa | $5,000 |
| Lighthouse Community Charter School | Oakland | $10,000 |
| Valley View Elementary | Rocklin | $2,500 |
| Sir Francis Drake High School | San Anselmo | $5,000 |
| Alvarado Elementary School | San Francisco | $10,000 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | San Francisco | $5,000 |
| Grattan Elementary School | San Francisco | $10,000 |
| Glen Park Elementary School | San Francisco | $5,000 |
| Discovery Charter School | San Jose | $10,000 |
| Evergreen Valley High School | San Jose | $3,000 |
| The REACH School | Sebastopol | $10,000 |
| Montezuma Elementary School | Stockton | $10,000 |
| Art Freiler Elementary School | Tracy | $10,000 |
| Pajaro Valley High School | Watsonville | $10,000 |
| Woodland High School | Woodland | $10,000 |
| TOTAL | $175,000 | |
查詢更多關於PG&E太陽學校計劃，請上網www.pge.com/solarschools
| 在2010春季獲光亮意念撥款的學校名單 | ||
| Pacific Union Elementary School | Arcata | $5,000 |
| Carmel Middle School | Carmel | $10,000 |
| Laguna Creek High School | Elk Grove | $10,000 |
| Solano Community College | Fairfield | $10,000 |
| John Muir Charter School | Fortuna | $10,000 |
| Hayward High School | Hayward | $5,000 |
| Lake County Office of Education/UC San Francisco | Lakeport | $5,000 |
| Vintage High School | Napa | $10,000 |
| Castlemont Business and Information Technology School | Oakland | $10,000 |
| Edna Brewer Middle School | Oakland | $10,000 |
| Redding School of the Arts | Redding | $10,000 |
| Theodore Judah Elementary School | Sacramento | $10,000 |
| Dianne Feinstein Elementary School | San Francisco | $2,500 |
| Mission High School | San Francisco | $10,000 |
| Bishop’s Peak Elementary School | San Luis Obispo | $5,000 |
| Dixie School District | San Rafael | $10,000 |
| Sierra Outdoor School | Sonora | $10,000 |
| Yolo County Office of Education | Woodland | $10,000 |
| TOTAL | 152,500 | |
