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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 02 > Seeking green power solutions for hazy days

Seeking green power solutions for hazy days

The transition from fossil fuels to renewables won’t be as easy as often assumed. A $3 million federal grant to Bend’s PV Powered is part of an effort to remedy that.

By Scott Hammers / The Bulletin
August 2, 2009

Portland General Electric got a lesson in one of the shortcomings of renewable energy last week.

With temperatures above 100 degrees in Portland, the company broke its all-time record for summer power consumption Monday, then again Tuesday, and also on Wednesday.

All the while, the company's....

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