Green Options » oregon department of transportation http://greenoptions.com/tag/oregon-department-of-transportation Posts tagged 'oregon department of transportation' Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:38:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Oregon Launching First Solar Highway in the US http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/13/oregon-launching-first-solar-highway-in-the-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/13/oregon-launching-first-solar-highway-in-the-us/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:38:50 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/13/oregon-launching-first-solar-highway-in-the-us/ highway

Oregon is once again taking the lead with renewable energy by installing the country’s first highway solar energy project. The project will consist of a 104 kW solar photovoltaic system that covers 8,000 square feet and produces 112,000 kWh each year. That’s 28% of the energy needed to power the project’s location, the Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 interchange in Tualatin.

Electricity for the interchange will be provided by PGE. The solar panels will come into play by producing electricity during the day, giving the power to the PGE grid, and getting the equivalent amount of power back at night from PGE to power lighting on the highway.

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