Green Mountain Energy Company and Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Team Up to Launch First Solar Habitat Home in Dallas.DALLAS -- For the First Time, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. Home Equipped With Solar Array Green Mountain Energy Company, one of the nation's leading residential providers of cleaner electricity, and Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity have teamed up to promote clean energy awareness in Dallas by installing a 1.2 kWh solar array on a recently completed Habitat home. The home, located in the North Fair Park area of Dallas, was funded and built by students at Dallas Baptist University Dallas Baptist University (DBU), formerly known as Dallas Baptist College, is a Christian liberal arts university located in Dallas, Texas, USA. History DBU began as Decatur Baptist College in Decatur, Texas, in 1898. . As part of an ongoing partnership between Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity and Dallas Baptist University, students from the university built the home on the hilltop campus. Dedicated in November of 2004, the home will be occupied by the Cazeres family. Maria Cazeres, originally from Mexico, and her two children will live in the house. The eldest daughter recently graduated with honors from high school and is attending college. "We feel this is an important partnership," said Norm Wilbur, executive director of Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity. "It's exciting to be a part of the first solar Habitat Home in Dallas. It creates a genuine opportunity to continue building homes in the Dallas area while doing something positive for our environment. Clearly a win-win situation for Habitat and Dallasites." This is the first time Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity has been involved with a home with a solar array installed. The 1.2 kWh solar will offset about 2,056 pounds of carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. (CO2), a greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. , annually. To put it in layman terms, this would be like not driving 2,284 miles. It would take 140 trees to remove this much CO2 from the air annually. The array will also help the Habitat family save on their electricity bill each year. Conservation Services Group (CSG CSG - constructive solid geometry ) designed and managed the installation of the solar panels for Green Mountain Energy. "This is a great opportunity for us to continue our education campaign in Texas around renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. and give something back to the community," said Heidi Schrab, general manager of the Texas region for Green Mountain Energy Company. "We are looking forward to our continued relationship with the Habitat for Humanity organization as we continue our mission to change the way power is made." John Hoffner, who directed the installation for CSG, said, "We are excited to be bringing solar power to more homes in Texas, particularly for Habitat for Humanity homeowners. Residents of these 'sun powered' homes will pay less for electricity and make a significant contribution to preserving our environment." Local PV installer Phil Fisher of Solar Systems Installations of Coppell, Texas Coppell is a city in Dallas County, Texas, a suburb and bedroom community of the DFW Metroplex. The population was 35,958 at the 2000 census. A small area in the far northern portion of the city extends into neighboring Denton County. noted that: "Solar electric systems such as these are relatively maintenance free and work best on hot sunny days helping to reduce the local utility peak demand for electricity." Green Mountain Energy Company has been offering 100 percent pollution-free electricity in Texas since April of 2001, with Dallas being one of the more successful markets. For more information on Green Mountain Energy Company's 100 percent pollution free products in Texas, go to www.greenmountain.com/services/TX/index.jsp About Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, an ecumenical housing ministry in partnership with families, volunteers and others, builds communities of hope, dignity, and self-worth through the construction of quality, affordable housing and the nurture of decent, safe neighborhoods. Our goal is to eradicate substandard substandard, adj below an acceptable level of performance. low-income housing in Dallas County Dallas County is the name of five counties in the United States of America:
About Green Mountain Energy Company Founded in 1997 to change the way power is made, Green Mountain Energy Company (www.greenmountain.com) offers residential, business, institutional and governmental customers the choice to support cleaner electricity generated from sources such as wind, solar, water, geothermal, biomass and natural gas. Due to Green Mountain Energy Company's efforts, about 600,000 customers nationwide are purchasing electricity that is significantly less polluting than typical system power. The company is based in Austin, Texas. About CSG Conservation Services Group provides renewable energy technologies, strategies and services to help promote energy efficiency in homes and businesses. The company is headquartered in Mass. with offices nationwide. For more information, visit www.conservationservicesgroup.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: In the term "CO2" above, the "2" is a subscript (1) In word processing and scientific notation, a digit or symbol that appears below the line; for example, H2O, the symbol for water. Contrast with superscript. (2) In programming, a method for referencing data in a table. numeral numeral, symbol denoting anumber. The symbol is a member of a family of marks, such as letters, figures, or words, which alone or in a group represent the members of a numeration system. . It was changed for transmission purposes only. |
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