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Petro Solar presents pole-mounted solar option; commissioners request cost, ownership and aesthetics analysis
Summary
Petro Solar told LAFCO it has deployed 200,000 pole-mounted solar units in New Jersey and can ship sample units for inspection; commissioners and advocates pressed for financial details, integration with SFPUC, and concerns about aesthetics, undergrounding and smart-grid governance.
LAFCO members heard a staff briefing and vendor presentation on pole-mounted solar technology and asked staff to pursue more detailed financial and implementation analysis.
Caroline Tang (LAFCO staff) summarized a New Jersey utility program that places solar panels and communications equipment on utility poles and streetlights; staff estimated the New Jersey rollout could produce about 40 megawatts when complete. "This program is expected to produce about 40 megawatts of energy when it's completed in 2012," Tang…
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