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Poolesville’s Solar Array: ‘Old’ but Still Going Strong

Energy Efficiency, Recycle, Solar Energy

By Doug Boucher In 2013, the Town of Poolesville became the first town in Montgomery County, and only the third in the state, to create its own renewable energy system. Located next to the municipal wastewater treatment plant on the town’s eastern edge, the five-acre solar array was relatively small, generating just 1.13 megawatts of […]

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Three More Environmental Rs in Poolesville: Repair, Revive, and Retro

By Doug Boucher A motto that has guided Americans’ environmental action for several decades is the “Three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” It tells us how to be better consumers:don’t buy things we don’t need; if we buy something keep using it until it’s worn out; and when we’re through with it, put it in the