Massachusetts Jail Gets $545k Grant To Install Solar Panels

GREENFIELD, Mass. — A western Massachusetts jail will soon get some of its power from the sun.The Franklin County Sheriff's Department has received a $545,000 grant from the state Department of Energy Resources to install a solar canopy at the county jail in Greenfield.The 436-kilowatt array will offset 26 percent of the facility's energy consumption and save approximately $92,000 in annual energy costs.

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