So, you’re considering solar panels …
Joe Ozegovich has solar panels installed at his Bartlett home. If someone in Shelby County wants to install solar panels at home and generate renewable energy, they have to apply to one of three programs through MLGW. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Residential solar systems can generate cheaper energy and be a lifeline when the power goes out, but the systems also have high upfront costs and can be complicated to install.
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Keely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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