Small-town mayors form clean energy coalition to drive local transition

A new coalition aims to help rural and small-town leaders implement distributed solar, grid upgrades, and heating networks in communities typically underserved by national climate programs.

First covered Oct 8, 2026 · 12:30 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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34d Canary Media A new group to help US small towns lead the clean energy transition — As the mayor of tiny Enfield, North Carolina, Mondale Robinson has huge clean energy ambitions . Among them: building a solar farm to power the entire town of…

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