Tag: solar panels
HUMBOLDT — Beth Barlow admits she’d given little thought to investing in renewable energy in the past. “People have emailed us, asking if we’d consider solar, and I’d always dismissed those,” she said. “And then,…
“Calvin will have solar-powered tomatoes,” laughed Daniel Zywietz, co-founder of SEK Solar. As funny as that sounds, it’s the truth. Calvin Parker of Iola is a recipient of a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
CHANUTE — Chanute is adding a 6-megawatt solar plant to its energy portfolio. Chanute City Commissioners agreed at their April 10 meeting to proceed with the plan. Evergy energy company will build and operate the…
We’re slowly starting to go green here at the Register. A couple of years ago we had electric heat and cooling pumps installed when we renovated the newsroom. And starting this month, we’re hooked up…
Iola City Council members want to see the fine print before deciding whether they’ll endorse a proposed solar field project to add to the city’s energy portfolio. Council members voted 3-3 — requiring a tie-breaking…
About 100 Kansans voiced concerns during a virtual public hearing Thursday night regarding proposals from Evergy to alter the rate structure for solar energy customers, and on the future of renewable energy in the state.…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita-area high school is operating one of the largest privately owned solar power systems in Kansas and hopes to generate enough energy in one day to power the school for…
Iola City Council members were given their first glimpse Monday at what it would cost to add solar energy to the citys electric portfolio. Now its up to the city to determine whether the cost…
