Waves of the water variety are made every day of the week at East Portland Community Center. Now the city’s new natatorium is making waves of a different sort with its solar energy system. The system is set to start generating electricity in August 2009, and is the only natatorium in the country to earn LEED® Platinum status — the highest level recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council. The project was made possible by an innovative public/private financial arrangement referred to as a third-party ownership model.
Sandra Walden spoke at the fifth Annual Conference on Renewable Energy in the Pacific Northwest. This seminar was a comprehensive update on current law, policy and economics, featuring Special Address by The Hon. Jay Inslee. August 6 & 7, 2009. Westin Seattle Hotel in Seattle, WAInfo at Lawseminars.comRES /
In January of this year Real Energy Solutions celebrated with the City of Portland Water Bureau by ‘flipping of the switch’ for the 267kW ground mount system. The system will augment the power used at the Portland’s groundwater supply source, the Columbia South Shore Well Field. The 1,274 panels will offset 10% of the energy used at the site, the Water Bureau’s largest energy consumer.
In December of 2009 Real Energy Solutions (RES) developed a 16.56kW system for AT&T Mobility at a cell site in Hood River OR. The installation is part of an Energy Efficiency and Energy Reduction program for AT&T Mobility. They are ‘putting the site on a diet!’