Solar-energy panels to be installed at YSU's Moser Hall

YOUNGSTOWN — Despite a cloud cover this morning, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and outgoing Dr. David Sweet, the outgoing Youngstown State University president, announced that YSU will install a 10,000 square-foot solar panel array on the roof of Moser Hall, the home of YSU’s engineering programs.

The solar array demonstrates YSU’s continued commitment to innovation in clean-energy technology and sustainability, Brown said at a news conference, where he and Sweet were joined by Mayor Jay Williams and representatives from the Ohio Environmental Council.

“This is absolutely a template for what we need to do in other places in the state and around the country,” Brown said.

The solar array, which should be installed by early fall, is the first of its kind at YSU and one of the largest of its kind in Northeast Ohio, the senator added.

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