Target Store to Debut Solar-Power Roofing System (Stockton, CA)

[jpak]

http://www.ddimagazine.com/displayanddesignideas/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003571982

Minneapolis-based Target Corp.'s three-year-old store in the Park West Place shopping center in Stockton, Calif., is the first major retail spot in the city going green with a solar-power roofing system, according to The Record.

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According to information submitted by Target to the Stockton Community Development Department, solar panels have been laid out on the rooftop in five grids, covering about 40 percent of the 123,800-sq.-ft. rooftop--about 50,000 sq. ft. of panel surface, which is more than enough to cover a football field. The amount of electricity that these panels will be capable of producing would be enough to power the equivalent of about 65 typical single-family homes.

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[MADem]

1. That's the future, I think...everywhere, for everyone!

If you have a roof that isn't so great, but you can patch it rather than replace it for now, I'd recommend doing that...I think change is gonna come, and sooner, maybe, than we think!

[greenman3610]

2. Solar roofs are the next granite countertop

[UpInArms]

3. I got so excited- I thought they were offering rooftop systems

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The Akademie Mont-Cenis in Germany has a glass roof canopy that creates a "micro-climate" for the building's interior (see more photos here). The roof also features integrated solar cells that produce about 700,000 kWh of energy per year. It is said to be the largest PV installation on a single roof. The building's clever design means that the cells not only generate electricity but also act as a shading system. There's also an extensive shuttering system for ventilation control.

[jasmeel]

4. 'bout time! n/t