MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Milwaukee continues to make progress producing extra solar energy.
Thursday, Nov. 11, the town highlighted the biggest photo voltaic group purchase program up to now.
The group purchase program is a part of Develop Photo voltaic Better Milwaukee.
It helps individuals and organizations spend money on solar energy by benefiting from bulk buying of photo voltaic panels whereas additionally educating them on the advantages of photo voltaic vitality.
Nonetheless, it is only one a part of a long-term plan to make the town extra sustainable and equitable.
“This is only one ingredient of our plan to handle local weather change and fairness,” stated Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. “The town is taking vitality on vitality effectivity, electrical autos, inexperienced infrastructure and photo voltaic vitality to arrange us for the challenges and alternatives of the twenty first century.”
Up to now, the town of Milwaukee has greater than 9 megawatts of put in solar energy.
