On Aug. 12, the Town of Chapel Hill announced its partnership with Solarize the Triangle, a program to make solar energy more easily available and affordable.
Solarize Chapel Hill is one of the 11 communities within the Triangle area, including Carrboro, in the initiative. The initiative is led by Triangle J Council of Governments through the Triangle Sustainability Partnership and Solar Crowdsource – a group of local governments, advocates and nonprofits.
Solarize Chapel Hill goal is to encourage residents to adopt clean energy by promoting education and optimizing the solar panel installation process.
John Richardson, Chapel Hill’s community sustainability manager,…