Solar Panels Power Apartments
The Union-Tribune reports that a California apartment building, Fairbanks Ridge, has installed 170-watt solar panels on the roofs of 20 carports of the 204-unit complex. The system has 1,080 panels with the capacity to generate up to 184 kilowatts of energy - enough to power about 50 single-family homes.
The panels generate the energy to heat a swimming pool, light the play area and power a computer room, office and laundry. Excess electricity is fed back into the grid.
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