June 17, 2009

Portland OR releases its solar map; offers free solar basics workshops

The City of Portland, Oregon, a Solar America City, along with Multnomah County, the U.S. Department of Energy and CH2M HILL, has completed the Oregon Clean Energy Map, an online map that highlights solar installations in the greater Portland area. The map provides detail about existing photovoltaic and solar hot water installations in the City…

The City of Portland, Oregon, a Solar America City, along with Multnomah County, the U.S. Department of Energy and CH2M HILL, has completed the Oregon Clean Energy Map, an online map that highlights solar installations in the greater Portland area.

The map provides detail about existing photovoltaic and solar hot water installations in the City of Portland and Multnomah County since 2001, and enables home and business owners to estimate the solar potential of their rooftops.

The creation of the map was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar America Cities program. The map for Portland was created by CH2M HILL in its role as a technical assistance provider under the Solar America Cities program.

Solar Oregon, the Oregon state chapter for the American Solar Energy Society, offers a number of free solar workshops for home and business owners.