Saturday, August 25, 2012

solar power companies - Oregon first to have solar highway




This video shows the Aug. 7, 2008 press conference where Governor Kulongoski announced Oregon is installing the nation's first solar demonstration project in a highway right of way, moving the state a step further in its role as a leader in renewable power development. The project is the result of collaboration with the Oregon Department of Transportation, Portland General Electric, and US Bank. The materials and installation will be provided by Oregon companies.



In the News:




I-5 solar highway near Wilsonville now open for visitors
Statesman Journal
Tort claim notices have been filed against Santiam Canyon School District regarding sexual...- 11:15 pm. Former Sprague teacher .... Oregon'ssolar highway” has been operating since January, but motorists can now stop to see it. The solar station ...




Pacific NW boasts country's largest solar highway and energy efficiency ...
Smart Grid News
In Oregon, Portland General Electric (PGE) and partner the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) have opened the Baldock Solar Station, a 1.75-megawatt 6,994 solar panel array that spreads over seven acres adjoining farm fields and the Baldock ...

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Obama Defends Medicare Reforms in Weekly Address
ABC News (blog)
It's about a promise this country made to our seniors that says if you put in a lifetime of hard work, you shouldn't lose your home or your life savings just because you get sick,” he says. ... Paul Ryan first proposed his Medicare reform plan and has ...




Solar compactor trash cans saving Salem money, time
Statesman Journal
Diana Barela, a parks maintenance operator, checks and empties the Big Belly solar compactor trash bins at River Road Park. The bins have saved the city quite a bit of money and man hours. / Statesman Journal ...




A road to recreation
Statesman Journal
Oregon political social scene a thing of the past .... This can make the campground at Yellowbottom ($12 a night, $6 senior/disabled permit) look like accommodations with its accessible outhouses, picnic tables, solar-powered, potable water pump and ...







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