The Jobs Project, which is attempting to help create jobs in the renewable energy industry in West Virginia and Kentucky, recently started a solar construction project, staffed entirely by under- and unemployed coal miners and contractors, according to a report from The Associated Press. The small system, being installed on a doctor's office, could signal to an area depressed by a lack of mining projects that there are other ways to make money besides the coal industry." /> Solar Energy Home Home Solar 101 Solar Power Resources Solar Installation Energy Saving Solar Hot Water (Thermal) Solar Resources Solar Tools Solar News Solar Panels Solar Events Cooler Planet Blog Solar Videos Energy Efficiency Solar Tools Solar Calculator Live Solar Feed Solar Installers Arizona Solar Installers California Solar Installers Colorado Solar Installers Florida Solar Installers Massachusetts Solar Installers More State Installers Solar News Solar Policy Solar Energy Solar Business Green Energy Solar Energy Home >> Solar News >> West Virginia coalfields turn to solar power West Virginia coalfields turn to solar power Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 7:01:24 AM - by Nate Lew In an effort to drum up jobs in the economically challenged areas of Central Appalachia, a nonprofit group recently helped a number of troubled consumers begin construction of a rooftop solar array in West Virginia's coalfields.
The Jobs Project, which is attempting to help create jobs in the renewable energy industry in West Virginia and Kentucky, recently started a solar construction project, staffed entirely by under- and unemployed coal miners and contractors, according to a report from The Associated Press. The small system, being installed on a doctor's office, could signal to an area depressed by a lack of mining projects that there are other ways to make money besides the coal industry.
"This is the first sign for a lot of folks that this is real, and that it's real technology, and they can have it in their communities," Jobs Project spokesman Nick Getzen told the news agency. "In no way are we against coal or trying to replace coal. There's still going to be coal mining here. This is just something else to help the economy."
As the nation turns away from nonrenewable energy sources, solar power may be one way for communities to build new industries.
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