"Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has announced that having completed the first solar highway project in the nation at the I-5/I-205 interchange, Oregon now looks to build the largest solar highway project in the world – one that would exceed a 2.8 megawatt project announced recently for Germany.
A “solar highway” generates electricity from solar panels during the day to power highway lighting at night. The unused ODOT rest area off of I-205 in West Linn is one potential site under consideration for "the world's largest solar highway project."
Project Size:3 megawatts (3.2 million kilowatt hours/year – about one-sixth of ODOT’s needs in PGE’s service area)
Project Cost:
$20 million
Estimated Employment:
140 to 150 direct and indirect jobs
Potential Start Date:
The project could begin as early as late summer 2009."
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