A New ‘Green Bank’ Could Bring Solar Power and Electric Buses to Appalachia

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A New ‘Green Bank’ Could Bring Solar Power and Electric Buses to Appalachia

Gwen Christon runs an IGA grocery store in Isom, a town in eastern Kentucky that struggles with exorbitant utility bills and few grocery options. Climate change is worsening both problems. When the state’s record flood of 2022 devastated her supermarket, the town became a food desert as she scrambled to reopen. She soon turned to a small, local financial institution called the Mountain Association for help. With its support, the store — a steadf…