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Dan Conant: It’s been really amazing to see the growth of this industry in a place that people told me, frankly, not to bother with, because it’s a coal country. People have been hit hard by rising utility bills over the years.
Yes.
We work with folks all over West Virginia, whether you’re a homeowner or a church or school or a pepperoni roll bakery recently. Really proud of that one. We really work with all kinds of folks. And we have been at it for the past 12 years. And it’s been really amazing to see the growth of this industry in a place that people told me, frankly, like, not to bother with, because it’s a coal country.
But what’s been really interesting to see is how much how much folks want solar. And really the reason is that people have been hit hard by rising utility bills over the years. A.P., the main utility in Southern West Virginia, is raising rates 15 to 20 percent right now on top of a 30 percent rate hike that they have had over the last couple of years.
So that’s been hitting families hard and businesses. And so really for the first time people are trying to take control of how they make their power by investing in solar projects.