Portland company encourages city to expand solar plan
While the city of Portland is considering a proposal to create solar energy farms at a capped landfill, a local renewable energy business is pushing the city to also install solar panels on visible public lands.
The Portland Press Herald reported that Portland-based Renewable Energy Development Associates submitted a plan to city officials Tuesday to install panels on land including Baxter Boulevard and West Commercial Street as a “working work of art” and education project.
Portland city officials presented a proposal last month from ReVision Energy to install solar panels on four city-owned buildings and the city’s 44-acre closed landfill on Ocean Avenue. The proposal could generate about 6% of the electricity used by city and school buildings, according to the Press Herald.
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