Greenlaurel: Morgan Community Mile, a Public-Private Collab, Outfits its 31st Home with Solar

Bigwigs and everyday Baltimoreans gathered this week at Wade Watkins’ Belair-Edison home for a street party to celebrate the 31st and final solar installation of the Morgan Community Mile. Among the leaders in attendance was Congressman John Sarbanes, who called the program a “win-win-win: A win for homeowners who will see their BGE bills drop substantially; a win for our planet because the solar electricity generated is pollution-free; and a big win for good, paying jobs in the clean-energy industry.”

The shindig offered a big shoutout for a public-private partnership model that has proved to be a resounding success. About this time last year, we reportedthat Genevieve Fenwick, a senior on a fixed income, had GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic install 12 solar panels on her row home — for free. Both Fenwick and Watkins were beneficiaries of Morgan State’s flagship initiative designed to better Northeast Baltimore communities.

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