Although the following article from The Bulletin is a bit of a “puff piece” and includes a few “soft facts” and incomplete explanations of how things actually work, it’s good to see The Bulletin take the time to print this important solar energy story and actually put it on the front page – ”above the fold” even.
The article also alludes to the challenges skeptics bring when new ideas – especially those that might rub the skeptic the wrong way ideolically – are presented. But many other similar solar energy projects have been built and are successfully operating so hopefully the skeptics will be brought around.
From The Bulletin – December 13, 2007:
Bend and Redmond look at solar energy for city projects
The roof of Bend’s parking garage may be just the beginning of solar power for city government for Central Oregon.
SunEnergy Power Corp., the Bend company that will install the panels on top of the downtown garage, has recently been pitching to cities around the state, including Bend and Redmond, the idea of running wastwater treatment plants on solar energy.
