CHARLOTTE - Charlotte City Council is moving forward with a solar farm project with Duke Energy and Ecoplexus despite high costs. City leaders voted 10-1 Monday night to approve the project.The Charlotte City Council wants to power city buildings … [Continue reading] about Despite higher costs, Charlotte City Council approves solar farm project – WSOC TV
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Lawmakers and energy advocates unite behind solar, wind disposal bill | State News
INDIANAPOLIS – Republican lawmakers — along with Democrats and clean energy advocates — want to figure out the decommissioning and disposal of Indiana's solar and wind energy equipment before it becomes a large-scale problem.Senate Bill 33, authored … [Continue reading] about Lawmakers and energy advocates unite behind solar, wind disposal bill | State News
SRP solar plant northwest of Flagstaff expected to offset 1 billion pounds of CO2 each year
SYDNEE WILSON Cronkite News FLAGSTAFF -- The Salt River Project has partnered with private renewable energy company Clēnera to bring Arizona's largest solar plant by 2024.Construction of the CO Bar Solar plant will begin this year on 2,400 … [Continue reading] about SRP solar plant northwest of Flagstaff expected to offset 1 billion pounds of CO2 each year
From ‘green’ to protecting from disaster
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The sun is making headlines in the Southeast. A $2.5 billion solar investment in Georgia was announced in mid-January, and after the TVA blackout in December, solar is turning heads and changing some minds."There will be … [Continue reading] about From ‘green’ to protecting from disaster
Mountains of Solar Waste: What Can Be Done?
Dear EarthTalk: If the solar panels everyone is putting up now are obsolete in 20-30 years, how are we going to deal with all the waste? -Paul B., Chevy Chase, MD We love our solar panels, but in 10-20 years most of them will end up in landfills if … [Continue reading] about Mountains of Solar Waste: What Can Be Done?