Sunday, February 16, 2025
GlobalOtherCoal museum's bold switch to solar power saves big bucks

Coal museum’s bold switch to solar power saves big bucks

In a surprising yet innovative move, the Kentucky Coal Mining Museum in Benham is switching to solar power.

Owned by Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, the museum is adopting solar energy to save money.

Brandon Robinson, the communications director, shared that the switch will cut the museum’s energy costs by $8,000 to $10,000 annually.

The project, funded by an outside foundation, involves installing 20 solar panels by Bluegrass Solar.

Tre Sexton, owner of Bluegrass Solar, is confident the investment will pay off.

He noted that a similar setup for …

Source video: Mountain Top News on YouTube

Source image: Los Muertos Crew / Pixabay

Source: edition.cnn.com

Positive News Foundation is a certified non-profit sharing only the best positive world news.
All copyrights belong to the source.
No copyright infringement is intended.
Email support@positivenewsfoundation.org to fix/remove.

Get more Positive News in your E-mail Inbox

1x per week - free

latest positive news

- Advertisement -Newspaper WordPress Theme

More articles

- Advertisement -Newspaper WordPress Theme