August 26 - Santa Fe County Helping to Expand Use of Solar Energy

On Monday President Obama announced a set of executive actions to accelerate the country's transition to cleaner sources of energy and ways to cut energy waste. According to the White House announcement one of the purposes is to continue to expand opportunities to install energy saving technologies today, particularly those homes that need it most.  Craig O’Hare is the Santa Fe County official charged with educating individuals and businesses about solar energy.  KSFR’s Alan Dee spoke with O’Hare about the county's efforts to help expand the use of solar energy, and specifically about a meeting taking place tonight at Frenchies field to help inform people about solar uses.