Letter to the Editor: ‘Solar facts you need to know’
Solar is a booming business says Sarah Stramel in a Letter the the Editor. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
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“With energy savings rising every month and with MLGW considering a possible 12% rate increase, I have to ask: How is locking in a fixed energy rate and controlling your own energy usage for life not a good idea for the future?”
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