{"id":5099,"date":"2012-07-17T12:11:32","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T12:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=5099"},"modified":"2012-07-17T12:11:32","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T12:11:32","slug":"sanno-japan-the-first-100-solar-powered-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/alternative-energy\/sanno-japan-the-first-100-solar-powered-village.php","title":{"rendered":"Sanno, Japan, the first 100% solar powered village"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a> [Japandailypress<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" And as the world\u2019s biggest cities struggle to reach \u2018100% Renewable-Energy Reliant\u201d mark, a tiny village in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan has gone ahead to be crowned the first 100% solar powered village. Called Sanno, this little village, with just … Continue reading3
\nAnd as the world\u2019s biggest cities struggle to reach \u2018100% Renewable-Energy Reliant\u201d mark, a tiny village in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan has gone ahead to be crowned the first 100% solar powered village. Called Sanno, this little village, with just a dozen households, is now reliant on renewable energy. After Japan\u2019s Fukushima nuclear disaster, the village folk joined hands to construct a solar array priced at a whopping 17 million yen (around $215,000). Now completed, this solar power plant provides the village with 40,000 kilowatt-hours, enough to satisfy the electricity needs of the village\u2019s 42 residents. With clean, green and environment-friendly energy
\n<\/p>\n