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Olszewski sets new goal for 100 percent renewable energy by 2026, Baltimore County announces new SunPower solar projects Posted on TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Wednesday announced a new project with SunPower Corp. to install solar panel arrays at two closed County landfills, which are expected to generate the equivalent of 35 percent of the electricity demand of the County’s buildings and facilities—putting the County on track to exceed current renewable energy goals. As a result, Olszewski on Wednesday signed a new Executive Order setting an ...

Share this article Share this article SAN JOSE, Calif., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ:SPWR), a leading solar technology and energy services provider, announced new projects with Baltimore County to cover two closed landfills with solar systems. These projects are expected to generate upwards of 30 megawatts (MW) of clean energy, equivalent to the power used by one third of the County's municipal buildings including government facilities.   "Electricity savings from solar can help municipalities invest more money into our schools, parks and community centers. We applau...

And thus, much to his wife's chagrin, began their lives as farmers.  That was 2016 and AJ was still two years away from retiring from a 24-year Army career, meaning Saira, who wanted a few chickens in the garden outside their Robeson County home but little else would now be tasked with helping raise farm animals.  Neither recommends taking such an unannounced start to agriculture, but it's worked out for them. Now spanning nine acres, Purpose Driven Family Farm has become their full-time careers and with the coronavirus pandemic causing a surge in demand for their meats, eggs and vegetables...

Meteorologist Ava Marie says Tuesday is chilly with temperatures in the 40s.

Listen • 2:18 A line of cars snakes around First Missionary Baptist Church in Parkton, North Carolina — a one stoplight town in Robeson County. About 35 people have come on a Friday to get their COVID-19 vaccine shots, administered by trained nursing students from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Soon-to-be-graduating senior Antwanette Smith carefully puts an injection in her instructor Kathy McAllister's arm. "I give her an A+ for the day," McAllister said afterwards. A number of UNC System schools are helping facilitate clinics that are inoculating peop...