{"id":2373,"date":"2011-02-22T23:23:36","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T04:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/02\/mayor-fretti-at-wiregrass-solar-llc-groundbreaking.html"},"modified":"2011-02-22T23:23:36","modified_gmt":"2011-02-23T04:23:36","slug":"mayor-fretti-at-wiregrass-solar-llc-groundbreaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/02\/mayor-fretti-at-wiregrass-solar-llc-groundbreaking.html","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Fretti at Wiregrass Solar LLC groundbreaking"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oXjvO1RlLrc\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/oXjvO1RlLrc\/default.jpg\"\n><\/a>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oXjvO1RlLrc\">\nValdosta Mayor John Fretti<\/a> remarked\nat the Wiregrass Solar groundbreaking 21 Feb 2011:\n<blockquote>\n&#8220;&#8230;solar is an important component of our electricity needs\nand our power energy needs, and that it will continue to be.\nWe need to take into consideration all renewable energy resources\nsuch as solar, and wind, and bio, and bring those together\nto eventually make them more efficient and effective to supply\nour grid with energy sources.&#8221;\n<\/blockquote>\nHe also talked about eventual lower rates to the customers.\nAnd he bragged about how big it is:\n<blockquote>\n&#8220;I think currently the largest array&#8230; in Georgia&#8221;\n<\/blockquote>\nUm, no,\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/01\/once-again-you-ignore-suggestions-john-s-quarterman.html\">\nDalton, Georgia already has a 365kW solar array installed and in use,<\/a>\nalthough\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/02\/brad-loftons-memory-fails-him-again-and-again.html\">\nthat information never seems to get through the VLCIA filter.<\/a>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oXjvO1RlLrc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<center>\n<small>\nWiregrass Solar LLC groundbreaking, 21 Feb 2011,<br>\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.<br>\nVideo by John S. 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