About: Solar One, the City’s first solar-powered “Green Energy, Arts, and Education Center,” inspires New Yorkers to become environmentally responsible city dwellers. They do this through a variety of unique programs that seek to reach out to broad sections of the New York City population in order to connect people to the urban environment around them.

Here’s what they’ve been up to in the past year:

EDUCATION K-12
Education Enrichment 5,500 students • 54 schools
Since 2004: 19,000 students • 85 schools
The Green Innovator: 5 trainings • 150 attendees
PV Training: 15 students • 1 employed with altPOWER
Green Design Lab:15 students

GREEN ENERGY ARTS Solar-Powered Dance Series: 41 performers • 1,350 attendees
Solar-Powered Film Series: 6 presenters • 1,050 attendees
Citysol: 13 bands • 6 installations • 1,500 attendees • 25 volunteers
Other Arts Events 42 performers • 900 attendees

OUTREACH & ADVOCACY I Heart PV: 15 students • 2 new laws passed • 300+ letters written
The Green Renter: 15 presenters • 600 attendees

SOLAR 2: Size 8,000 sq ft interior • 5,000 sq ft exterior, Cost To Build: $12.5 million Funds Raised to Date: $6.1 million Time Line: Construction start anticipated in late 2009 Team: Kiss+Cathcart • Arup Engineers • WRTDesign • Community Environmental Center • Main Street Design • HR&A, Inc. • Turner Construction • Dome-Tech UTC • NYC Dept of Design & Construction

STUYVESANT COVE PARK
680 new plants • 11 student interns • 4500 volunteer hour