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Se llevar\u00e1 a cabo una ceremonia de inauguraci\u00f3n a las 12:00 a. m. en 1110 Oak Dr. SE, Washington, D.C. 20032. <\/p>\n<p>Un grupo de estudiantes locales de comunidades hist\u00f3ricamente subrepresentadas instal\u00f3 la instalaci\u00f3n solar en el sitio Sycamore &amp; Oak, adquiriendo experiencia pr\u00e1ctica y formaci\u00f3n laboral en la instalaci\u00f3n solar, la seguridad el\u00e9ctrica y los oficios de construcci\u00f3n. Este proyecto demuestra c\u00f3mo la energ\u00eda limpia y el desarrollo laboral pueden estar basados en prioridades lideradas por la comunidad para promover la sostenibilidad, la equidad y las oportunidades econ\u00f3micas en Ward 8.<\/p>\n<p>Construido en los terrenos hist\u00f3ricos del antiguo campus Este de St. Elizabeths, Sycamore &amp; Oak recupera un espacio que durante mucho tiempo estuvo asociado a la desinversi\u00f3n y lo transforma en un centro centrado en el futuro para empresas propiedad de personas negras, emprendimiento y beneficio comunitario. El nuevo sistema solar reduce los costos operativos, reduce la huella de carbono del sitio y permite la reinversi\u00f3n en empresas y programas locales, todo ello mientras consolida la sostenibilidad en el coraz\u00f3n de este nuevo activo comunitario.<\/p>\n<p>La iniciativa tambi\u00e9n capacit\u00f3 a una cohorta de personas en busca de empleo en el barrio 8, dot\u00e1ndolas de las habilidades y credenciales necesarias para seguir carreras a largo plazo en energ\u00eda limpia y campos relacionados. Al alinear la acci\u00f3n clim\u00e1tica con la movilidad econ\u00f3mica, el proyecto refleja la misi\u00f3n de GRID Alternatives de construir soluciones impulsadas por la comunidad para promover la justicia ambiental.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEl proyecto Sycamore &amp; Oak muestra c\u00f3mo la energ\u00eda solar puede hacer m\u00e1s que abastecer de energ\u00eda a los edificios. La industria de la energ\u00eda verde puede impulsar nuevas oportunidades\u201d, dijo Jordan Taylor, Director Ejecutivo. \u201cJuntos, estamos creando v\u00edas hacia empleos dignos y riqueza para la comunidad mientras construimos una DC m\u00e1s resiliente y equitativa\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Se proyecta que el proyecto Sycamore &amp; Oak fomentar\u00e1 el crecimiento econ\u00f3mico mediante la creaci\u00f3n de empleo y la generaci\u00f3n de riqueza local, fortalecer\u00e1 la infraestructura y los servicios comunitarios mediante reinversi\u00f3n y ayudar\u00e1 a reducir las disparidades de riqueza al crear movilidad econ\u00f3mica. 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