AT&T begins rolling out more solar charging stations in New York City

Wireless carrier AT&T is beefing up its solar charging stations, or Street Charge project, around New York in its effort to come up with an environmental-friendly solution to keep city dwellers connected, the company has announced on May 18. The solar charging station initiative started last year when AT&T placed them around the state, providing mobile users a particular space outdoors for plugging in handsets for charging batteries. “AT&T Street Charge grew out of a need for a sustainable power source during Superstorm Sandy and took on a life of its own when we deployed more than two dozen solar-powered units around the city last summer,” AT&T New York State president Marissa Shorenstein says in a statement. Shorenstein also says they are excited of the program expansion to other locations this year, which would serve anyone who may need to charge while out in public.