Coldwater Solar awards community grants
The Daily Reporter
Apex Clean Energy and esaSolar, developers of a proposed 150 MW solar farm in Coldwater and Ovid townships. announced six Coldwater-area programs and organizations as the recipients of the first round of Coldwater Solar Community Grants.
Receiving grants are: Sunrise Rotary Foundation’s Promise Scholarship, Coldwater High School Interact Club, Coldwater schools Lakeland Readers are Leaders program, Branch County Habitat for Humanity, Branch County District Library and Corner Farmers Market.
While the 1,500-acre project is still in the planning stages, the companies launched the program earlier this year to support community organizations making an impact in the following areas: Building Healthy Communities, Economic Development, Environmental Sustainability, and Promoting Education.