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Posted Thu Sep 29 2011: from
KGW.com:
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Eco-friendly gas station opens in Beaverton http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1317328114
BEAVERTON, Ore. - A gas station is probably the last place one would think of as being "eco-friendly" but a new Beaverton Chevron station meets that description.
There are 75 solar panels on its rooftop that the station's owner said can generate enough energy to power the entire service station, and more.
Some of the excess power is sent back to the utility company, and some goes into an electric vehicle charging station, according to owner Bob Barman. The gas station offers electric vehicle drivers a free recharge.
"Since we generate more than we can use we're going to give it back to the consumer," Barman said.
All the station's lights are LED, which cuts its energy use by some 70 percent. All of its coolers use geothermal technology....
The station also offers biodiesel, Barman said, even though it's not a Chevron product.
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