Current fossil fuel energy sources are producing global warming and running out. Our reliance on these fuels, which are mainly found overseas presents a national security risk. Solar energy will not run out, or contribute to global warming. It can also be produced in our own backyards without releasing any pollutants.

The barrier to the implementation of solar energy which will we address is that the technology is seen as expensive, complicated, and exotic. The Project will demonstrate that solar energy can be harnessed cheaply and easily.

By selecting young people, the Project will empower those most effected by the problems of fossil fuel energy. By selecting businesses and schools who are considering installing solar energy to present to, the project enables those young people to be successful agents of change. The Fellows will have the experience of building a solar energy system, of teaching about solar energy, and of creating change in their local area. This experience will be a powerful resource for the Fellows in their development as leaders in the fields of not only solar energy, but environmental and social problems as well.