258 Homes Add Solar Through Solar Beaverton Program

By Steve Law
The Portland Tribune, Feb 21, 2012


Beaverton, tired of being overshadowed by Portland when it comes to green initiatives, announced its Solar Beaverton program has resulted in 258 residential solar installations, in league with the successful Portland Solarize programs on which it was based.

The city-led Solar Beaverton program began in 2010 with a pilot program and then expanded. As with Solarize, the city hired one solar contractor, in this case LiveLight Energy, to outfit participating homes, and provided homeowners with technical and financial advice.

Solar Beaverton increased the solar panel permits in the city by 2,500 percent in the course of the two-year program.

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