Comments on: The Sun Shines on Toyota in Putnam County! What About the Rest of West Virginia? https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2023/02/16/the-sun-shines-on-toyota-in-putnam-county-what-about-the-rest-of-west-virginia/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: WVU Engineering https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2023/02/16/the-sun-shines-on-toyota-in-putnam-county-what-about-the-rest-of-west-virginia/#comment-442280 WVU Engineering Thu, 23 Feb 2023 05:03:52 +0000 https://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=44246#comment-442280 <strong>CLOUDS PART FOR SOLAR ENERGY’S PROSPECTS IN WEST VIRGINIA AS WVU AND PARTNERS BUILD A SOLAR-POWER TEST SITE IN FAIRMONT</strong> From WVU Engineering Wired, February 22, 2023 Anurag Srivastava, professor and chair of the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering in the Statler College, will support the construction and analysis of a “solar testbed” at the I-79 Technology Park in Fairmont. The testbed has been selected for a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, pending approval and finalization of award negotiations, with land donated by the High Technology Foundation and in collaboration with utility company First Energy. CLOUDS PART FOR SOLAR ENERGY’S PROSPECTS IN WEST VIRGINIA AS WVU AND PARTNERS BUILD A SOLAR-POWER TEST SITE IN FAIRMONT

From WVU Engineering Wired, February 22, 2023

Anurag Srivastava, professor and chair of the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering in the Statler College, will support the construction and analysis of a “solar testbed” at the I-79 Technology Park in Fairmont.

The testbed has been selected for a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, pending approval and finalization of award negotiations, with land donated by the High Technology Foundation and in collaboration with utility company First Energy.

]]> By: Smerconish Commentary https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2023/02/16/the-sun-shines-on-toyota-in-putnam-county-what-about-the-rest-of-west-virginia/#comment-442110 Smerconish Commentary Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:41:49 +0000 https://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=44246#comment-442110 <strong>Daily Question on Current Affairs ~ February 16, 2023 </strong> Are the possible rewards of cooling the planet by solar geoengineering, i.e. reflecting solar radiation back to space - worth the risks? (Percentage of 13,278 votes) No ~ 50.28% Yes ~ 49.72% Daily Question on Current Affairs ~ February 16, 2023

Are the possible rewards of cooling the planet by solar geoengineering, i.e. reflecting solar radiation back to space – worth the risks? (Percentage of 13,278 votes)

No ~ 50.28%

Yes ~ 49.72%

]]> By: Patricia Popple https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2023/02/16/the-sun-shines-on-toyota-in-putnam-county-what-about-the-rest-of-west-virginia/#comment-442044 Patricia Popple Fri, 17 Feb 2023 04:59:16 +0000 https://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=44246#comment-442044 <strong>Action Alert from Clean Wisconsin, February 16, 2023</strong> <strong>Imagine a Wisconsin where coal and methane gas-fired power plants are a thing of the past, and instead, we rely on our own home-grown clean energy!</strong> The <strong>High Noon Solar Energy Center</strong>, proposed in the towns of Leeds, Lowville, Arlington, and Hampden in Columbia County, is an important step toward that clean energy future. The Wisconsin Public Service Commission is currently reviewing this project. Your support is needed and can make a difference! <strong>The High Noon Solar Energy Center will:</strong> >> Provide enough energy to power 58,000 homes >> Cut carbon emissions by more than 16 million tons over its lifetime >> Generate $1.2 million in in local tax revenue per year >> Reduce agricultural pollution and soil runoff into local waterways and expand pollinator habitat Help make this solar project a reality by submitting a written comment to the WI Public Service Commission, and show your support of a clean energy transition in Wisconsin. To submit a public comment to the Wisconsin Public Service commission click below! All public comments must be made by Friday, March 3rd. https://apps.psc.wi.gov/ERF/ERF/comment/filecomment.aspx?util=9814&case=CE&num=100&org=825&lvl=100&ite=2373&lea=3133137&ctr=0&par=1&trk= Action Alert from Clean Wisconsin, February 16, 2023

Imagine a Wisconsin where coal and methane gas-fired power plants are a thing of the past, and instead, we rely on our own home-grown clean energy!

The High Noon Solar Energy Center, proposed in the towns of Leeds, Lowville, Arlington, and Hampden in Columbia County, is an important step toward that clean energy future.

The Wisconsin Public Service Commission is currently reviewing this project. Your support is needed and can make a difference!

The High Noon Solar Energy Center will:

>> Provide enough energy to power 58,000 homes

>> Cut carbon emissions by more than 16 million tons over its lifetime

>> Generate $1.2 million in in local tax revenue per year

>> Reduce agricultural pollution and soil runoff into local waterways and expand pollinator habitat

Help make this solar project a reality by submitting a written comment to the WI Public Service Commission, and show your support of a clean energy transition in Wisconsin.

To submit a public comment to the Wisconsin Public Service commission click below! All public comments must be made by Friday, March 3rd.

https://apps.psc.wi.gov/ERF/ERF/comment/filecomment.aspx?util=9814&case=CE&num=100&org=825&lvl=100&ite=2373&lea=3133137&ctr=0&par=1&trk=

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