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Philadelphia plans to buy more solar energy to run its municipal buildings, inching closer to one of its climate goals.

City Council approved the plan to buy power from a planned solar farm in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania on Thursday. The project will produce enough energy to cover 5% of the city’s municipal electricity needs.

“This project meets all of our goals,” said Madeline Schuh, city energy manager with the city’s Office of Sustainability, during a committee hearing last month.

Philadelphia aims to

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