Aging Village shows the way with switch to solar

Japan Times : Sanno, population 42 and shrinking, has set up 216 solar panels to save money. It may inspire other communities to follow suit. (Culture, Hi-tech, Services)

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suckmytrend + 306d ago

Kind of pointless in such a small town haha.

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Dday141 + 305d ago

If a population of 42 needs 216 panels, then a population of any major city needs over 9,000 panels.

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