Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone

Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone

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https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-solar-power-north-carolina-095b6ff5f1290ac7439f12b555f9845d

BAKERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina's mountains, the constant din of a gas-powered generator is getting to be too much for Bobby Renfro.

It’s difficult to hear the nurses, neighbors and volunteers flowing through the community resource hub he has set up in a former church for his neighbors in Tipton Hill, a crossroads in the Pisgah National Forest north of Asheville. Much worse is the cost: he spent $1,200 to buy it and thousands more on fuel that volunteers drive in from Tennessee.

Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone

Sun Oct 13, 4:24am UTC
https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-solar-power-north-carolina-095b6ff5f1290ac7439f12b555f9845d > BAKERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina's mountains, the constant din of a gas-powered generator is getting to be too much for Bobby Renfro. > It’s difficult to hear the nurses, neighbors and volunteers flowing through the community resource hub he has set up in a former church for his neighbors in Tipton Hill, a crossroads in the Pisgah National Forest north of Asheville. Much worse is the cost: he spent $1,200 to buy it and thousands more on fuel that volunteers drive in from Tennessee.