Oregon's "solar highway" breaks records
02 Jul 2009
by: Matthew Preusch, The Oregonian
Here's another benefit of today's sunny weather: The new solar power array at the intersection of Interstates 5 and 205 is breaking power generation records.
You can track the "Solar Highway" project's power output at its nifty home page.
As of this afternoon, the site said the 8,000-square foot array was generating about 58 kilowatts, but at mid-day production peaked at closer to 85 kilowatts.
The first of its kind in the country project, installed last year by the Oregon Department of Transportation Portland General Electric, feeds into PGE's grid. But it is only designed to supply about a quarter of the power needed to illuminate the interchange.
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