Shine Bright Essay Contest

Imani Laird with Abby Hopper, President & CEO at Solar Energy Industries Association.

Imani Laird from Newton Highlands, MA was selected as the Grand Prize Winner of the 2024 Solar and Storage Industries Institute’s Shine Bright Essay Contest, which Founder Dana Redden created. Hundreds of high school students from the U.S. submitted essays to SI2 on the future of energy and the importance of hashtag#solar and hashtag#storage resources. They saw the impact that our industry is having and were eager to share in the future we’re building. These intelligent, creative, and passionate young people are ready to carry forward the work we do today. Imani’s full essay video can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e_WWjpKg. Sponsors of the contest included Nexamp, PSG Energy Group, Sunnova Energy, Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC, and Solar Stewards.