East Coast solar power company Mercury Solar Systems has launched a home solar sweepstakes in which one lucky Massachusetts resident (yep, that’s a requirement) will win a 7kW home solar electric system valued at up to $35,000. “Massachusetts homeowners log on to www.MercurySolarSystems.com/Sweepstakes to enter to win and see the official rules. The deadline to enter is June 3, … [continued]
When I was in high school, my older brother used to call home from college in Massachusetts every Sunday sounding like he had never experienced a happy moment in his life. I used to ask what was going on and he would say, “You try living through a winter here…I haven’t seen the sun in 5 months.” Being from Southern California, I was shocked that this was life on the east coast…no sun in 5 months? Inconceivable! Anyway I never asked him about it again… I didn’t want to get beaten up.
Former municipal landfills in Massachusetts that have been covered and left unused for years are being eyed as locations for renewable energy production. State officials are encouraging local municipalities to consider turning the former dumps into solar farms.
