Making solar panels requires old-fashioned coal-fired power

Jun 8 2009 No Comments

(MI) Bay City Times – Michigan’s solar industry has a dirty secret: It needs a lot of coal-fired power. The process of manufacturing base materials and panels to capture electricity from the sun is energy-intensive, utility officials say.

And that energy comes mostly from fossil fuels in Michigan, where up to eight new coal-fired power plants are on the drawing board.  More

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