This is historic : City agrees to lease Sunnyside landfill for solar farm, charging $1 a year
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Efrem Jernigan, president of South Union CDC and Sunnyside community liaison talks about bringing a solar farm to the Sunnyside neighborhood in Houston on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. The project was selected as part of an initiative called Reinventing Cities, which recognizes low-carbon solutions in cities around the world. The project still needs to find investors, but construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2021.Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Solar power panels at Efrem Jernigan s solar outdoor classroom in the Sunnyside neighborhood in Houston on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. The project was selected as part of an initiative called Reinventing Cities, which recognizes low-carbon solutions in cities around the world. The project still needs to find investors, but construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in