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Share the Sun Program Seeks to Make Solar Energy Access more Equitable in Philly

Nidhi Krishen, of Philadelphia's Office of Sustainability, donated solar energy credits to support households that wouldn't normally be able to afford installation.
Tom MacDonald
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WHYY
Nidhi Krishen, of Philadelphia's Office of Sustainability, donated solar energy credits to support households that wouldn't normally be able to afford installation.

Earth Day is today, and a local group is working to bring more solar energy to low- and moderate-income families in Philadelphia. WHYY’s Tom MacDonald reports.

(Original air-date: 4/22/22)

WHYY reporter Tom MacDonald is a lifelong Philadelphia-area resident who has worked in the region since the mid-1980s. Tom started in commercial radio covering the MOVE standoff with police for WFIL-AM. He was also City Hall Bureau Chief, covering government and politics for more than a decade, for WWDB-FM.