Kamala Harris Announces Historic Investment In Community Solar
Here's some more of that wonky stuff no one pays attention to, which is why when whiny voters ask "what has Joe Biden ever done for MEEEE?', you either don't remember or don't know how to explain. But this community solar deal will power 140,000 homes and businesses in three states. This is the kind of incremental, forward-looking stuff we should be applauding. Via NPR.org:
Vice President Kamala Harris announced the deal during a visit to the Qcells solar panel factory outside Atlanta. The South Korean company's corporate parent, Hanwha Solutions Corp., said in January it will invest $2.5 billion to expand its Dalton, Georgia plant and build another plant in nearby Cartersville. Qcells projects it will supply about 30% of total U.S. solar panel demand by 2027, including making solar panel components usually manufactured outside the United States.
A deal announced by Harris calls for Qcells and Virginia-based Summit Ridge Energy to deploy community solar projects capable of generating 1.2 gigawatts of electricity in Illinois, Maine and Maryland. Community solar projects allow people to tap into solar power generated at a shared site rather than on individual rooftops and are a way for renters and those without access to rooftop solar panels to receive the benefits of clean energy.