{"id":2019,"date":"2011-05-17T13:46:42","date_gmt":"2011-05-17T17:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/expanding-wiregrass-solar-alden-hathaway-of-sterling-planet.html"},"modified":"2011-05-17T13:46:42","modified_gmt":"2011-05-17T17:46:42","slug":"expanding-wiregrass-solar-alden-hathaway-of-sterling-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/expanding-wiregrass-solar-alden-hathaway-of-sterling-planet.html","title":{"rendered":"Expanding Wiregrass Solar &mdash;Alden Hathaway of Sterling Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e19T4PSI2sQ\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/e19T4PSI2sQ\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\nAlden Hathaway of Sterling Planet said he hopes to expand the Wiregrass\nSolar array in Valdosta to an additional megawatt, taking it from being\none of the largest in Georgia to one of the largest in the southeast.\nThis is the man\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/05\/its-not-over-until-its-over.html\">Sterling Planet Chairman Sonny Murphy singled out for praise.<\/a>\nThis is the expansion project\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/05\/wiregrass-solar-is-the-first-of-several-projects-sonny-murphy.html\">\nSonny Murphy promoted in the Sterling Planet press release.<\/a>\nAlden Hathaway knows what needs to be done, and\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/05\/using-oil-to-move-an-automobile-down-the-street-not-something-youre-going-to-see-in-20-to-25-years-p.html\">Pete Marte and Hannah Solar stand ready to do it.<\/a>\n<p>\nAlden Hathaway also talked about how solar helps load distribution\non the electric\ngrid, lowering electric rates for everybody.\nHe remarked that once power companies realized that, they&#8217;d be for solar.\nMore on that later.\n<p>\nBut meanwhile, let&#8217;s ask Mayor Fretti and Commissioner Crawford Powell\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/05\/come-back-and-expand-on-this-one-valdosta-mayor-john-fretti.html\">\nwhen they&#8217;re going to do this:<\/a>\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote>\nAnd, truthfully, I think Crawford and I have talked, if somebody makes\na larger array, we hope to come back and expand on this one, because\nwe&#8217;re a little competitive and we like to be the largest in Valdosta.\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e19T4PSI2sQ\">\nthe video:<\/a>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e19T4PSI2sQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\nExpanding Wiregrass Solar &mdash;Alden Hathaway of Sterling Planet\n<br>\nCommissioning Ceremony,\n<br>\nWiregrass Solar, Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority (VLCIA),\n<br>\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 12 May 2011.\n<br>\nVideos by John S. 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