http://www.marketwatch.com/story/largest-rooftop-solar-project-in-northwest-now-online-for-portland-general-electric-customers-2010-07-26?reflink=MW_news_stmpPortland General Electric (POR 19.74, +0.31, +1.60%) has completed installation of the largest rooftop solar project in the Pacific Northwest -- a 673,000-square-foot, 2.4-megawatt project atop the roofs of seven ProLogis distribution warehouses in Portland, Gresham, and Clackamas.
Working with local contractors, PGE and ProLogis began construction of the $14 million solar project in March 2010 and brought the project online in early July 2010. This is the second rooftop solar project with ProLogis, a distribution facilities company, bringing PGE's total solar build-out with ProLogis to 3.5 megawatts of solar energy.
"Solar is clearly growing in Oregon and our customers are helping drive that," said Carol Dillin, PGE's vice president of customers and economic development. "We have seen unprecedented growth of residential and business solar projects in our area over the past two years which, coupled with the growth in solar manufacturing, helps develop more clean, renewable resources for the region and stimulate Oregon's green economy."
With the new 2.4-megawatt project, PGE will have more than 14.3 megawatts of solar capacity in its resource mix, including the 104-kilowatt solar highway demonstration project with the Oregon Department of Transportation and more than 10.7 megawatts of customer-owned solar energy projects PGE supports through its net metering program. PGE also expects another 17.5 megawatts of customer-owned solar energy projects to come online through the state's recently adopted five-year solar energy incentive pilot program, the Solar Payment Option program.
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