The Furman University campus began ten years ago its installation of solar panels to heat and light its buildings to save money on energy costs and to decrease its global warming causing pollution. Now it has reached its state mandated solar limit. Reported in The State on June 27, 2013, Furman might be able "to strike a deal with Duke Energy to exceed the cap, but energy observers say increasing the cap above 100 kilowatts would better protect the school and others. Any deal negotiated to exceed the cap likely would be weighted toward the power company – and reaching such an accord is more complex, utilities observers say." The solar panels in the middle of Furman Farm rotate following the...
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