Hurricane Helene pounded Wayne County with strong winds and torrential rain Sept. 27 that wreaked havoc on the Richmond Power & Light electric grid. While most sheltered inside — even if in darkness — RP&L crews defied the elements to restore power as quickly as possible. During the Oct. 7 RP&L board meeting, Tony Foster, […]
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Solar parks add power for Richmond
Sunny summer days helped crews make significant progress constructing Richmond’s eighth solar park so that sunshine next summer will be capable of generating 6.1 megawatts of electricity. The addition of the solar park along U.S. 40 between Salisbury and Round Barn roads will increase the solar parks’ capacity to 46.88 megawatts during peak sunshine hours. […]