Kentucky town’s energy transition shows ‘you can do this stuff anywhere’

Energy News Network: Black rock buried deep under the Cumberland Mountains might have put Benham, Kentucky, on the energy map, but sunlight might keep the former coal camp from fading away.

The city of barely 500 residents in the heart of Appalachia is in the midst of switching to solar energy to save on electric bills and — ironically — to keep its prized Kentucky Coal Mining Museum afloat.

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