Tag: solar

Over half of Vermilion County lost power during severe storms in late June. Can solar panels prevent the next outage?

Most homes with solar panels are connected to the utility grid, and they lose power alongside their neighbors for worker safety reasons.

Dept. of Natural Resources Encourages More Plants At Solar Farms

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is encouraging owners of solar energy fields to be more pollinator-friendly. Across the planet, bees and other pollinating insect species are disappearing at an alarming rate. That’s due in part to a loss of natural habitat space to humans. Now, as part of the 2018 Pollinator-Friendly Solar Site Act,