
This Maine Farm Is Harvesting the Sun's Power while it Picks the Blueberries
In Rockport, Me., an array of nearly 11,000 solar panels will soon begin a solar harvest as the sweet berries growing below them ripen on the bush.
Teresa L. Carey is a freelance science and tech journalist based in Maine and a staff writer at Freethink. Follow Teresa L. Carey on Twitter @teresa_carey
In Rockport, Me., an array of nearly 11,000 solar panels will soon begin a solar harvest as the sweet berries growing below them ripen on the bush.
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