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Residents raise alarm over semi-trailer truck traffic to Martin County Solar Project
“They’re going to kill somebody if we don’t get something done.” –Adam Lowe BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The ongoing construction of the Martin County Solar Project on South Wolf Creek Road is raising safety concerns among local residents due to the increased semi-trailer truck traffic on rural roads. Particularly, the residents along…
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Martin County Solar Project to host second career fair Feb. 6 at Collier Center in Inez
INEZ — Martin County Solar Project will hold its second job fair from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the Collier Center (387 Main Street in Inez) to promote open construction positions. The Martin County Solar Project is located on the old Martiki mine site in Martin County, comprising more than 1,200…
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Solar job fair Feb. 6
PILGRIM — Martin County Solar Project is set to conduct a job fair Feb. 6 in Inez. According to an announcement on MCSP’s website, the job fair will take place at the Collier Center between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. This will be the company’s second job fair in Martin County. Its…
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Solar hiring fair Thursday in Inez
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The first Martin County Solar Project job fair is Thursday (Sept. 7) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Collier Center in Inez, where some applicants will be hired on the spot. Local solar developer Adam Edelen of Edelen Renewables announced the job fair recently while visiting…
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Solar job hiring fair Sept. 7; up to 300 jobs
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — People will be hired on the spot during the first hiring fair for the Martin County Solar Project. The jobs fair is set for Sept. 7 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Collier Center in Inez. Local solar developer Adam Edelen of Eden Renewables announced Thursday…
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Solar hiring fair gives Martin Countians golden opportunity
In the face of economic challenges, Martin County residents stand at the cusp of a transformative chapter. With the upcoming hiring fair for the Martin County Solar Project set for Sept. 7 at the Collier Center in Inez, the opportunity for residents to reshape their own economic fabric beckons. With as many as 300 positions offering an…
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Solar project to begin in September
Job fairs expected in July BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Coinciding with Toyota’s announcement that it would offtake 100 megawatts of electricity from the Martin County Solar Project, developer Savion Energy made significant announcements about the project and job opportunities during a Martin County Fiscal Court meeting May 24. Savion senior developer Erich…
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Toyota to purchase electricity from massive Martin County solar project
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. — Toyota announced May 24 that it has agreed to offtake 100 megawatts of the electricity generated as part of renewable energy company Savion’s Martin County Solar Project through a virtual power purchase agreement. A collaboration between Edelen Renewables and Savion, the project is converting the former…
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Martin County High School Solar Project moves forward with ground array
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Joshua Bills and Chris Woolery with Mountain Association spoke to the Martin County Board of Education Nov. 14 to offer their expertise in the solar project at Martin County High School. Mountain Association is a nonprofit that assists nonprofit solar projects in the area. Edelen Renewables reached out to…
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