KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville Utility Board is introducing a new way for the Knoxville area to access solar power.
KUB Community Solar, a partnership between KUB, the City of Knoxville, and TVA, is a subscription-based program to give the community access to solar power. It is expected to launch later this year.
According to KUB, this will allow homeowners, renters and businesses the opportunity to subscribe to a portion of a 1 megawatt section of linked solar panels. KUB invested $1.4 million to build the panels on City of Knoxville property just off I-40.
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“KUB Community Solar is the first of its kind for Knoxville, and we are honored to bring this option for locally generated solar energy to our community,” said Gabriel Bolas, KUB President and CEO. “KUB, along with our…