Why There Aren't Many Rooftop Solar Panels in the South

Stateline: The Rev. Nelson Johnson knows regulators don’t like the $20,000 solar panel system on the roof of his Faith Community Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. But the minister says he’s willing to go to court to protect it.

“This is something that just makes moral sense, spiritual sense and financial sense,” Johnson said. The sun, which God has given everybody, shouldn’t just enrich powerful utility companies, he said.

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