加州橙县电力管理局颁发10万美元「光明未来」补助:五家本地机构各获2万美元,含菲裔商会多语种清洁能源项目

加利福尼亚州橙县尔湾市(Irvine)消息:橙县电力管理局(Orange County Power Authority,OCPA)10月20日公布年度「Bright Futures(光明未来)」补助名单,五家本地机构各获2万美元、总计10万美元,用于可再生能源教育、劳动力培训与社区外展。
五家受助机构为:BRDG Bridge-To-Connect,在尔湾与 Fullerton 为大学生开办为期20周的「创新挑战」劳动力发展项目,结合行业导师、实践研究与社区选择聚合课程;Cool OC,在 OCPA 成员城市扩展青少年气候领袖项目;橙县菲律宾裔美国人商会推行多语种、多元文化的「橙县可持续未来倡议」,包括研讨会、网络讲座、STEM 活动与2027年绿色与健康博览会;OC Goes Solar,培训尔湾谷学院与加州大学尔湾分校学生担任「清洁能源大使」;SoCalYEA,推行历时12个月的多语种清洁能源教育项目,目标触达至少8,000名居民并培训100名清洁能源大使。
OCPA 是非营利的社区清洁能源供应机构。董事会主席 Susan Sonne(同时为 Buena Park 市议员)表示:「建设更清洁的能源未来,要从让我们的社区拥有参与其中的知识与资源开始。」管理局表示,本届遴选着重于为多元社区提供可再生能源与社区选择聚合教育,尤其注重服务不足社区、多语种教育与跨机构协作。
Orange County Power Authority, California Awards $100,000 in Bright Futures Grants to Five Local Organizations
Irvine, Orange County, California: The Orange County Power Authority (OCPA), a not-for-profit community clean energy provider, on October 20 announced five recipients of its annual Bright Futures Grant program. A total of $100,000, in grants of $20,000 each, will support local organizations expanding renewable energy education, workforce development and community outreach across Orange County.
The recipients are BRDG Bridge-To-Connect, which will run a 20-week Innovation Challenge preparing college students in Irvine and Fullerton for clean energy careers through mentorship, hands-on research and community choice aggregation curriculum; Cool OC, expanding its Youth Climate Leadership Program across OCPA member cities; the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County, implementing the multilingual Orange County Sustainable Futures Initiative with seminars, webinars, STEM activities and the 2027 Go Green & Health Expo; OC Goes Solar, training Irvine Valley College and UC Irvine students as Clean Energy Ambassadors; and SoCalYEA, whose 12-month Green Generations multilingual education initiative aims to reach at least 8,000 residents and train 100 clean energy ambassadors.
"Building a cleaner energy future starts with giving our communities the knowledge and resources to take part in it," said Susan Sonne, OCPA board chair and a Buena Park city councilmember. The authority said recipients were selected for their approaches to educating diverse communities about renewable energy and community choice aggregation, with an emphasis on underserved communities, multilingual education and collaboration.
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图片来源:图:橙县电力管理局2026年「Bright Futures」补助受助机构代表合影。图源:橙县电力管理局 / Photo: Representatives of the Orange County Power Authority's 2026 Bright Futures Grant recipients. Source: Orange County Power Authority

