Update as of March 12, 2010:
Open House in West Linn, March 30
West Linn and Oregon City residents, and anyone interested in learning about the results of studies recently completed on the proposed West Linn Solar Highway site, are invited to attend an open house.
- When: Tuesday, March 30
- Where: Willamette Christian Church, Multi-purpose room, 3153 Brandywine Drive, West Linn, OR 97068
- Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
For results of the recently completed studies and the invitation to the open house, please visit:
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/COMM/WestLinn_Research_Reports.shtml
Project Contact:
Lynn D. Averbeck, Project Director
Office of Innovative Partnerships and Alternative Funding
Oregon Dept of Transportation
123 NW Flanders St, Portland, OR 97209
p: 503-731-4663
f: 503-731-8259
Background:
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has announced that having completed the first solar highway project in the nation at the I-5/I-205 interchange, Oregon now looks to build the largest solar highway project in the world – one that would exceed a 2.8 megawatt project announced recently for Germany.
A “solar highway” generates electricity from solar panels during the day to power highway lighting at night. The unused ODOT rest area off of I-205 in West Linn is one potential site under consideration for "the world's largest solar highway project."
Project Size:
3 megawatts (3.2 million kilowatt hours/year – about one-sixth of ODOT’s needs in PGE’s service area)
Project Cost:
$20 million
Estimated Employment:
140 to 150 direct and indirect jobs
Potential Start Date:
The project could begin as early as late summer 2009.
Oregon City held a town hall meeting on July 29. Watch the video below through our Community Videos.
