City of Long Beach Park Goes “Off-Grid”
December 7, 2009
NEWS RELEASE
September 24, 2009
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Local Company Provides Clean Energy System for newly built Long Beach Park
Pole Mounted Solar Powerplant, Long Beach CA
Long Beach, California, September 24, 2009 — A local company is helping to make history. Solar Source Inc. has designed and supplied the system for Long Beach’s first completely off-grid public park. The new K-9 Corner Dog Park, which opened on Sunday, September 27th, will draw its power directly from the sun.
Although the project design originally included a conventional lighting system, a plan for an off-grid solar system that would produce the same level of lighting was presented, and adopted, during construction. The system will generate and store enough electricity to power 24 high-efficiency LED park lights for 6 hours a day starting at dusk, 365 days a year. It will also calibrate itself to adjust the park lighting supply to accommodate the ever-changing time of sunset. The lighting system includes a pole-mounted solar array consisting of six photovoltaic solar panels, two sun calibrating charge controllers, and four 120 Ah batteries.
“This park is the first solar-powered park in Long Beach, but we expect that it won’t be the last,” said Jarrod Osborne, General Manager of Solar Source Inc. and project manager for the K-9 Corner Dog Park system. “We anticipate that the innovations here will inspire more and more use of pollution-free, renewable solar technology which is a cornerstone of the green revolution that is well under way and will continue over the decades to come.”
K-9 Corner Dog Park is located at Pacific Ave. and 9th Street in Downtown Long Beach. It is an off-leash facility with a dog run, artificial grass designed for easy removal of dog waste, drought-friendly landscaping, a large desk constructed from recycled wood, shaded benches made of recycled plastic, and a dog drinking fountain.
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ABOUT SOLAR SOURCE
Solar Source Inc. is a licensed solar energy contractor based in Long Beach, CA. They design, engineer, and install photovoltaic solar systems for residential and commercial electricity generation.
Visit us online: http://www.solarsourcepower.com
