South Carolina Solar Energy News – February Edition
The following article contains important news about solar & renewable energy in South Carolina from the month of February 2018. Contact the Southeast’s leading solar company Southern Current to learn about saving money by powering your home or business with clean, unlimited solar energy.
February News Solar Energy In South Carolina
The Sumter Item: Five New Solar Farms Coming To Lee County
Southern Current will develop new solar farms at six rural sites in Lee County over the next five years. Solar panels at each site will absorb energy from the sun, which will then be sold to Duke Energy for electrical use in the greater region.
Southern Current Blog: Solar Industry In South Carolina Now Employs Over 2,800 Workers
Need another reason to support solar power in South Carolina? One word: Jobs. According to the latest Solar Jobs Report from The Solar Foundation, solar industry employment in South Carolina grew by 2% last year, at a time when the national trend of solar employment decreased across the country.
Popular Mechanics: Farmers Might Want to Swap Tobacco Plants for Solar Panels
A new analysis from researches at Michigan Tech found that tobacco farmers could make even more money harvesting sunlight. “We looked at likely trends in all of the major economic factors, but were surprised to find that because the cost of solar has dropped so dramatically it is already economically advantageous for tobacco farmers to replace tobacco with solar in many situations,” said researcher Joshua Pearce. The team also found that switching every tobacco farm in South Carolina to solar would generate 30 gigawatts of power, enough to run the entire state.
Save Money With Solar Energy In South Carolina
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