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Kentucky Coal Company Seeks To Turn Surface Mine Into Solar Farm

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(Courtesy Berkeley Energy Group)
(Courtesy Berkeley Energy Group)

In the first project of its kind, a Kentucky coal company is partnering with a global renewable energy giant to put a major solar installation on the site of a former surface mine.

Erica Peterson (@ericampeterson) from Here & Now contributor WFPL reports.

This segment aired on May 16, 2017.

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