Friday, September 9, 2022
‘This is the future’: rural Virginia pivots from coal to green jobs
Now 19, Taylor just bought a truck after a summer apprenticing with a crew of electricians installing rooftop solar systems at public schools in the county. He was among a dozen or so rookies paid $17 an hour, plus tools and a travel stipend, as part of the state's first solar energy youth apprenticeship scheme.
"Around here it's always been coal, coal, coal, we didn't hear much about green energy," said Taylor, who comes from a long line of miners. "This is a great opportunity to learn, great pay, and maybe I'll be able to stay here in the mountains with my family if solar takes off."…
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