Governor Wes Moore is ushering in a statewide climate effort through a new executive order, his latest step towards making Maryland achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2045.
Moore signed the order Tuesday afternoon at Henderson-Hopkins school in East Baltimore — which is expected to become the state’s first community solar energy bank by September. The project will allow 175 low-income families in the surrounding neighborhood to access solar power at a lower cost than their current energy bill.
“There’s a reason we chose here,” Moore said. “The reason that it was important to be in front of these students is not just simply because people say, ‘Well, we’re fighting for their future.’ They’re fighting for their own. They’re already doing the work.”
Lynn Heller, founder of the Climate Access Fund, said the Solar4Us project will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions by around 27,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
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Executive order? I thought he’s a representative of the people of Maryland. Authoritarian’s everywhere you look