After Hurricane Helene, one North Carolina town is going solar to survive the next storm
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North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality invested $5 million in 26 microgrid projects following Hurricane Helene, with 24 stationary and 2 mobile systems planned. Burnsville fire department will install 40 kWh of solar panels plus double that in battery storage, part of a broader resilience strategy for storm-battered communities in Appalachia.
The technology is expensive; most systems cost over $100,000, a burden small community organizations would struggle to bear alone.
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