Published on Friday, November 06, 2009
By Daily Bulletin Staff Writer
The installation of solar panels might just be the next best thing to sliced bread, especially for business owners lucky enough to have flat roofs.
This form of renewable energy is helping save some money for residents and business owners, helped by multiple incentives.
That's the reason in Montclair a sea of solar panels were installed last month atop the Costco on Central Avenue, covering about 85 percent of the store's roof.
The solar array consists of 1,864 solar panels generating enough power to offset Costco's electrical power use by up to 30 percent. It's projected to pay for itself in seven years, said Merry Westerlin, Montclair's building official.
The installation is part of the California Solar Initiative for customers in California's investor-owned utility territories, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas and Electric and Pacific Gas and Electric
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