Monday, July 22, 2024

EPA gives Greater Cleveland $129.4M for five solar arrays, reforestation

After a regional partnership won a large federal grant, five sites in Greater
Cleveland could soon be gaining solar arrays to generate electricity. More
than 60 megawatts of electricity could soon be cleanly generated for the
Cuyahoga County’s new microgrid Cuyahoga Green Energy plus Cleve-
land Public Power and Painesville Muni Electric (EPA-APPA).
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) today awarded $129.4 million in federal funding to the Greater Cleveland area to produce cheaper, more competitive, cleaner electricity locally. The funded work includes constructing five solar arrays in up to five communities, closing a coal-fired power plant in Painesville and supporting reforestation efforts in a community once called the Forest City.

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