University Park Solar Group Presses On

The efforts of a locally-based solar power outfit received a bit of airtime Wednesday on Baltimore NPR affiliate WYPR.

Maryland Morning's Stephanie Hughes profiled the work of the University Park Community Solar LLC, a group of investors looking to reduce local dependence on non-renewable energy sources by increasing solar power generation.

In June of 2010, the group on the roof of the . The church buys some of its power at slightly below market rate, while the rest is sold back to the grid.

David Brosch—Ward 1 councilman and president of the group—discussed the project with Hughes, including the goal of installing future arrays across town.

Listen to the full story here.