A 500-kilowatt solar array that will power up to 100 homes opened up outside of Joseph.
A 500-kilowatt solar array that will power up to 100 homes opened up outside of Joseph.
After turning on the power at the Prairie Creek solar project, a tour was given of the City of Joseph’s Sewer and Wastewater Treatment’s 100-kilowatt array that will offset approximately 90 percent of the facility’s power usage. Both systems are part of the Oregon Solar Incentive Program through Pacific Power, [Louis Perry of Sun Storage] said.
Perry said both have all Oregon-made components including photovoltaic panels, frames and tracking systems. Sun Storage manufactures and installs solar projects locally, but has projects in the wings all over the world.
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