Memphis Rox film highlights solar energy challenges
A year after installing solar panels to offset energy costs, Memphis Rox is paying more for power than it was before the installation. (courtesy Peter Walle)
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.
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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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