By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau
CARTERVILLE — John A. Logan College has created a 10-acre solar array field on its campus, according to a report from KFVS12.
It's a project that puts the college in step with a wider push toward renewable energy across Illinois, and a striking sight on ground not far from the old coal seams that built this county in the first place. Where miners once dug for the fuel that powered the region, the college now looks to the sun.
Details on the array's capacity, cost, and construction timeline were not included in the available report. This bureau will follow up on what the project means for the college's energy bill — and for the students studying the fields that used to be measured in tons of coal instead of kilowatts.
— Compiled from reporting by KFVS12.
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