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Allegheny County plans to power it's government buildings with a hydroelectric power plant starting in 2023, a move Joylette Portlock from Sustainable Pittsburgh applauds.
On today's program: Sustainable Pittsburgh executive director Joylette Portlock explains a planned hydroelectric plant signals the county’s commitment to renewable energy; Struggling tenants and landlords are still waiting for millions of dollars in rent relief allocated for the state; and the Frick Art Museum looks at its history and that of its founder, Helen Clay Frick in an exhibit.
Sustainable Pittsburgh executive director on the county’s upcoming hydroelectric plant
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Plans have been unveiled to construct a low-impact hydroelectric plant on the Ohio River at the Emsworth Dam that’s intended to power all Allegheny County buildings by 2023.