COLUMBIA — On Monday, the Columbia Area Career Center was catapulted into the field of alternative energy. Installation of 12 solar panels given by Columbia’s Water and Light Department began. The two-kilowatt solar panel system will generate electricity for the building, but more importantly, it will serve as an educational example of how solar energy works for Career Center students.
Career Center gets solar panels for education
Thursday, November 29, 2007 | 5:33 p.m. CST;
updated 5:28 a.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008
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