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Solar Panels for the Sewage Plant: How Athens, OH is saving taxpayer dollars and creating good, union jobs

By December 13, 2022June 4th, 2023No Comments

Tuesday, December 13th from noon- 1 p.m.

Athen’s innovative large-scale solar project is one we should be paying attention to. From solar panels at the library field to canopies above parking lots at the city pool, it’s a new model in Appalachian climate-friendly development. Leveraging private financing and public tax credits, the solar array comes at no cost to taxpayers, while reducing public energy costs and reducing over a billion (you read that right) pounds of carbon in the atmosphere over the next three decades. All while creating good union jobs.

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