Coal State Killing Coal With Solar Power, One Megawatt At A Time
West Virginia is still a solar power wallflower, but signs of change have been blowing in the wind as new businesses demand clean energy.
West Virginia is still a solar power wallflower, but signs of change have been blowing in the wind as new businesses demand clean energy.
This report ranks US states according to the percentage of their electricity that comes from solar.
After digging into an old spreadsheet to create a new report on top solar power states per capita, it crossed my mind to compare the results from the first half of 2020 with the results from 2012, which is the last time I had published such a report before today.
If you’ve been reading CleanTechnica long enough, you know that 8 to 10 years ago, I used to publish reports on solar power capacity per capita — for both US states and countries around the world. I’m returning to these, starting with this one on the top solar states.
Over recent years, West Virginia has slowly become home to a growing number of solar energy co-ops. One of the state’s more notable cities, Charleston, is now gearing up to become home to one as well, giving residents in the area an easier and simpler way to go solar. Commenting … [continued]
West Virginia is coal country, so it is somewhat shocking to hear of solar power co-ops popping up there, but apparently they are. The first meeting of the Charleston solar co-op will be held soon at West Virginia State University. Co-ops have already been formed in Monroe and Fayette counties, … [continued]