Oakland's Port Fires Up Solar Power System

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Oakland's Port Fires Up Solar Power System

November 8, 2007 3:02 p.m. EST

Ed Sutherland - AHN Editor

Oakland, CA (AHN) - California's Port of Oakland Thursday activated a 756 KW solar power system able to deliver 1 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy.

SunEdison, the port's partner in the project, funded, built and will maintain the 4,000 solar panels projected to eliminate 17 million pounds of green house emissions over the program's 20-year lifespan. In return, Oakland will purchase renewable energy from SunEdison under a long-term fixed-price contract.

The solar project is part of the Port of Oakland's goal of obtaining 20 percent of its electricity from a renewable source.