In Roseburg, sunshine now powers the people who keep the water clean

Roseburg's water utility in Oregon has finished a new solar-and-battery setup at its main office. The panels are expected to make about 51,580 kilowatt-hours a year — enough to cover all the electricity the office uses — while a battery keeps essential work running if the grid goes down. The $1 million project, mostly paid for by an $870,870 Oregon state renewable-energy grant, is the first step in a wider plan to add solar power at the town's wastewater treatment sites too.

SDG 7 · Affordable and clean energy — Mechanism: infrastructure build