Everyone knows it rains a lot in Portland. And if rain is one of the main symbols of Portland, another one has to be Powell’s Books; the two sort of go hand in hand, what better way to spend a rainy day then browsing through 68,000 square feet of books? But now Powell’s just might become synonymous with the sun.
This December, Powell’s will start harnessing the sun’s power with one of the biggest solar electric installations in Oregon. The installation will include a roof mounted 100 kilowatt photovoltaic system that will provide about 110,900 kWh per year, which accounts for about a quarter of the store’s annual energy consumption. There’s nothing greener than buying a used book (in other words: recycled) in a building that is powered by the sun!
