Pendleton powers wastewater plant with ‘solar canopy’

Pendleton powers wastewater plant with ‘solar canopy’

The city of Pendleton usually budgets $200,000 per year for the wastewater plant’s electricity bill. In the coming years, city officials hope that number dwindles to zero. Pendleton unveiled a “solar canopy” at a Wednesday ceremony, a green energy project that is expected to cover about one-third of the wastewater plant’s energy needs. The city doesn’t want to stop there, putting together plans to connect the wastewater plant to a microgrid that…