Origis Energy is committed to making contributions in communities where our utility scale solar installations are located. This solar energy philanthropic program was started to serve underprivileged and disadvantaged young talent, minorities and veterans. This $10,000 one time donation by Origis Energy is a result of the FL Solar 5 – Reedy Creek Improvement District solar project.
Partnering Utility
RCID is a special taxing district that supports Walt Disney World, created in 1967 by the Legislature. The District encompasses approximately 25,000 acres in both Orange and Osceola counties, servicing 19 landowners, including Walt Disney Co. and its wholly-owned affiliates.
Entities Receiving Financial Assistance
Give Kids The World Village is an 89-acre, nonprofit resort built exclusively to serve critically-ill children and their families. Children visiting Central Florida on their “wish trips,” stay with their families at Give Kids The World’s storybook Village for week-long, dream vacations. Give Kids The World provides meals, transportation, nightly entertainment, and complimentary passes to Orlando’s world-famous theme parks and other attractions. There is never any charge to visiting families, and no child is ever turned away. Since 1986, Give Kids The World Village has served more than 176,000 children and families from all 50 states and more than 75 countries. GKTW is four-star rated by Charity Navigator, with more than 92 cents of every dollar it spends going to program services.
Philanthropic Effort News
FL Solar 5 – RCID Philanthropic Initiative
Origis Energy is committed to making contributions in communities where our utility scale solar installations are located. This solar energy philanthropic program was started to serve underprivileged and disadvantaged young talent, minorities and veterans. [...]
Powering the Magic with Renewable Energy
For full article see: Walt Disney Company Post As part of our long-term goal to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions, Disney is making ongoing investments in renewable energy across our operations. We continue [...]
Walt Disney World Solar Panels Now Span 270 Acres — 50-Megawatt Solar Park Powers ~2 Theme Parks
For full article, see Cleantechnica.com By Cynthia Shahan The last time I visited Walt Disney World was decades ago. I am more of a candidate for hiking the Appalachian trail than going to a theme [...]
Walt Disney World Goes Green(er) with Solar Farm Larger than Magic Kingdom
For full article see goodmorningamerica.com: By Lesley Hauler Disney just got a whole lot greener! Walt Disney World has unveiled its newest and largest solar farm. At 270 acres, the site is almost twice [...]
Walt Disney World Resort Celebrates Earth Day with New Solar Facility Capable of Powering Two Theme Parks
For full article see the Disney Parks Blog By Angie Renner, Environmental Integration Director Earth Day is right around the corner, and at Walt Disney World Resort, we’re celebrating by sharing a behind-the-scenes look [...]
Major New 270-Acre Solar Facility Now Online, Providing Clean Energy to Walt Disney World Resort
For full article see the Disney Parks Blog By Angie Renner, Environmental Integration Director We’ve got some big news to share from the Sunshine State today. Built in collaboration with the Reedy Creek Improvement [...]
Why Disney World is Betting on Clean Energy
For full article see: Forbes BY: Jake Hiller Sustainable Finance Manager, EDF+Business “Environmental stewardship and conservation were engrained in The Walt Disney Company from the beginning,” Angie Renner recently told me. Angie is an Environmental Integration [...]
First Panel Installed at New Solar Facility Providing Power to Walt Disney World Resort
For full article see the Disney Parks Blog. One down, 499,999 to go! We are excited to announce that the first of half a million solar panels was recently installed at the previously-announced new 270-acre, [...]
The Magic Kingdom Is Going Green
For full article, see New York Times. Even the visionary Walt Disney probably could not have imagined this one. The Walt Disney Company is just months away from generating enough renewable solar energy to fully [...]
Major New Solar Facility to Service Walt Disney World Resort, Powering Two Theme Parks
For full article see the Disney Parks Blog. With Earth Day right around the corner, I’m thrilled to share details with you about the next milestone in Disney’s continued commitment to environmental stewardship. Walt Disney [...]
Origis Energy USA Announces New 50 MWAC Solar Project for the Reedy Creek Improvement District
The Orange County, FL utility scale solar facility will provide clean energy to the Reedy Creek Improvement District MIAMI, Florida – January 17, 2018 - Origis Energy USA and Reedy Creek Improvement District today announced [...]
