Medical Lake receives grant for solar panels

MEDICAL LAKE – The city will receive a grant from the state Department of Commerce to install solar panels.

According to Commerce officials, the city will receive one of 14 grants award to install the panels in public buildings statewide.

The $210,867 grant will help cover the cost to install a 104 kilowatt solar panel generation system at the city’s wastewater treatment plant, officials said.

Other grants awarded to Eastern Washington projects include $188,874 toward installation of a 103 kW system at Palouse High School in Palouse, $75,000 toward a 135kW system at the Silver Lake Water and S...