As part of the National Solar Open House on October 5th, Santa Monica College’s Sustainable Technologies Program opened its doors to the public for an inside look at the campus’s solar installations and its award-winning sustainable technology learning facilities.
Climate Action Santa Monica (CASM) Steering Committee members got a tour of the large-scale solar power installation on a 10,000 square foot city-owned office on the airport property. Hundreds of solar panels cover the roof of the building and generate 53,000 watts of electricity, enough to fully power all the offices.
This is an example of the numerous facilities that are being planned to meet Santa Monica’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. Implementation of the city’s Climate Action and Adaption Plan (CAAP) will require a growing workforce to fulfill this critical mission. Learn more about CAAP.
This is where SMC’s nationally recognized Sustainable Technologies Program comes in. It was launched in response to this rapidly expanding need for skilled workers in the green jobs sector. The program provides students with topflight training for employment in solar energy, recycling, resource management, energy efficiency, public policy, and other sustainability-oriented fields.
Learn more about SMC’s Sustainable Technologies offerings or contact Stuart Cooley at Cooley_Stuart@smc.edu or call (310) 434-8721.
