GREEN SPOTLIGHT: Silicon Valley Solar Highways
Posted by Josh Burroughs on Thu, Jul 07, 2011 @ 07:55 PM
I've been waiting a long time for the press release, and it's finally here. One of our project partners, Republic Urban Properties, is unvailing their Republic Solar Highways LLC which has been formed to create a one-of-a-kind solar pilot project here in Santa Clara County.
It will be the first of its kind in California with the first phase producing up to 15 Megawatts of energy (or the equivalent of powering 3000 Bay Area Single Family Homes). This project utilizes excess unusable land with a green twist - highway interchanges and cloverleafs will now display solar arrays.
Location: US Highway 101 ; 20 mile stretch from Gilroy to San Jose
SIZE: 15 MW on 65 Acres of Property
GREEN FACTS: project will offset over 15,500 metric tons of carbon per year and will offset over two million car miles traveled per year
ENDORSEMENTS: San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, Morgan Hill Mayor Steve Tate, VTA Board Chair Sam Liccardo, Joint Venture Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, San Jose SV Chamber of Commerce, Cal Trans, MTC
I'll go on record to say that this might be one of the first visable projects that can show visitors to the area, that they truly have entered "Silicon" Valley.
Congratulations to Republic Solar Highways LLC and key staff Michael Van Every and Erik Hayden in coordinating the public-private partnership with CalTrans and Santa Clara County. We wish them the best in continuing this model throughout California.
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photos located at: http://www.cloverleafsolarhighways.com/
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