My Cold Kentucky Home: Coal Country Turning To Solar As Heating And Housing Costs Climb | Kentuckians For The Commonwealth

My Cold Kentucky Home: Coal Country Turning To Solar As Heating And Housing Costs Climb

Sydney Boles
July 3, 2019
Ohio Valley ReSource

Solar energy had already been gaining ground in coal communities, with the Kentucky Coal Mining Museum in Benham turning on its panels in 2017. Now a combination of factors has spurred a rush among groups in the region already looking to renewable energy to protect against future utility cost increases.