There are 10 article(s) tagged solar power:

• March 2023

  • Solar panels are a first for Shelby County government

    County government celebrates its “MLGW independence day.” 

    By Keely Brewer March 14, 2023

• February 2023

  • Shelby County prepares to switch to solar power for two buildings

    A new solar panel array will soon provide 100% of the energy for two county buildings. 

    By Keely Brewer February 04, 2023

• December 2022

  • Letter to the Editor: After power outages, are solar and wind the right answer?

    “What ruins the appearance of the countryside more than a field of solar energy panels or a bunch of windmills sticking up all over the countryside, unless, of course, you are financially gaining by their use?” writes Lee Todd.

    By Letters to the Editor December 30, 2022

• October 2022

  • Memphis Rox film highlights solar energy challenges

    An installation of solar panels at Memphis Rox should have offset the gym’s energy costs. But without a way to sell energy back to MLGW, the gym decided not to install as many panels as they could have. 

    By Keely Brewer October 24, 2022

• May 2021

  • Solar-powered Cordova house charges onto the market

    The four-bedroom, 2.5-bath house on a quiet Cordova cove not only features a substantial new solar array, but a high-tech home battery designed to keep the power during neighborhood power outages.

    By Tom Bailey May 29, 2021

  • Solar farm near Millington will support Facebook data center

    Millington is no stranger to solar farms; this newest one should come online in late 2023. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 19, 2021

• November 2020

  • Protect Our Aquifer challenges TVA power contracts

    Environmental advocates including Protect Our Aquifer have sued TVA, saying new agreements for power distributors weren't properly reviewed for environmental impacts before they were put in place in 2019.

    By Wayne Risher November 10, 2020

• May 2019

  • Work starting soon on solar array near Nike

    Two-megawatt solar array near Nike's North American Logistics Campus in Frayser will help the company meet its goal of using 100 percent renewable energy.

    By Tom Bailey May 14, 2019

• December 2018

  • I-40’s solar visitor center is open

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony 30 miles northeast of Memphis will be held this week for one of the most unusual visitors center/rest stops along Tennessee interstates.

    By Tom Bailey December 03, 2018

• October 2018

  • I-40 solar & welcome center finally nears opening

    A new Interstate 40 welcome center and solar exhibit near Memphis is expected to be completed in late November, about a year behind schedule.

    By Tom Bailey October 30, 2018