Oregon Solar Highway
Oregon will build the country's first demonstration project of a solar highway. Oregon companies, utilities, and government are collaborating to achieve this installation, which will generate some of the power requirements for lighting the highway.
... ... "The 104-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system - covering about 8,000 square feet and roughly the length of two football fields - will produce about 112,000 kilowatt hours a year, or 28 percent of the 400,000 kilowatt hours used to light the interchange. The $1.3 million project is expected to be completed and online in December 2008. Electricity for the highway interchange is provided by PGE and the added solar power will be handled through a net metering arrangement. The solar panels will produce electricity during the day, supplying power onto the PGE grid, and PGE will return an equivalent amount of power at night to light the interchange. " ...Via State of Oregon: Solar Highway Installation
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