PHOTOS: Hecate Solar Facility Dedication
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Hecate Solar Facility
Guests visit during a dedication ceremony for Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative CEO Robert Walker talks with guests Wednesday about the project after a dedication ceremony Wednesday for Hecate Energy's solar facility near Ore City.
Hecate Solar Facility
Upshur Rural Electric Co-Op CEO Robert Walker talks with guests about the project after a dedication ceremony for Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Upshur Rural Electric Co-Op CEO Robert Walker speaks during a dedication ceremony for Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Upshur Rural Electric Co-Op CEO Robert Walker speaks during a dedication ceremony for Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Upshur Rural Electric Co-Op CEO Robert Walker cuts s ribbon during a dedication ceremony for Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Upshur Rural Electric Co-Op CEO Robert Walker cuts a ribbon during a dedication ceremony Wednesday for Hecate Energy’s solar facility near Ore City.
Hecate Solar Facility
Hecate Energy Senior Development Associate Ben Mathes visits with guests Wednesday during a dedication ceremony for a 3-megawatt solar facility near Ore City.
Hecate Solar Facility
Guests and local representatives visit during a dedication ceremony for Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Hecate Energy's solar facility near Ore City was dedicated Wednesday. Solar panels covering the almost 30-acre tract of land near U.S. 259 and Texas 155 will provide enough electricity to power about 650 homes per year.
Hecate Solar Facility
Hecate Energy's solar facility near Ore City was dedicated Wednesday. Solar panels covering the almost 30-acre tract of land near U.S. 259 and Texas 155 will provide enough electricity to power about 650 homes per year.
Hecate Solar Facility
Guests and local representatives visit during a dedication ceremony for Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Tony McCullough with Upshur Rural Electric Co-Op speaks during a dedication ceremony for Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Upshur Rural Electric Co-Op CEO Robert Walker speaks during a dedication ceremony for Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Upshur Rural Electric Co-Op CEO Robert Walker, center, visits with other guests during a dedication ceremony for Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Upshur Rural Electric Co-Op CEO Robert Walker, left, talks with guests about the project after a dedication ceremony for Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Guests visit during a dedication ceremony for Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Upshur Rural Electric Co-Op CEO Robert Walker talks with guests about the project after a dedication ceremony for Hecate Energy's three megawatt solar facility Wednesday, May 11, 2022, near Ore City. (Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo)
Hecate Solar Facility
Hecate Energy's solar facility near Ore City was dedicated Wednesday. Solar panels covering the almost 30-acre tract of land near U.S. 259 and Texas 155 will provide enough electricity to power about 650 homes per year.
Les Hassell
Photojournalist
Les Hassell is a multimedia journalist who specializes in photography, mostly useless trivia and BBQ. Raised in Reklaw, TX by optimistic parents, he studied photography and fine art at Stephen F. Austin State University.
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