Oh, to see the sun in Cleveland

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Someday, the sun will come out in Cleveland. And when it does, by cracky, we'll harness that energy.
Solar panels that'll go up at the Jacobs Field and down the street at the Great Lakes Science Center will allow visitors to view and learn about renewable energy, according to the nonprofit Green Energy Ohio organization and the Cleveland Indians, who'll will erect 50 photovoltaic panels on the upper concourse at Jacobs Field, according to the Associated Press.
The array will be 86 feet long and 15 feet high, generating a modest amount of power, said Jim Folk, the team's vice president for ballpark operations.
The Indians want to reduce energy consumption, Folk said, and could expand solar capacity by adding panels to the sun screen over the upper deck. He declined to say what the project costs.
The project, costing less than $500,000, will generate about 30 to 40 kilowatts of electricity, less than 1 percent of the center's power needs, Executive Director Linda Abraham-Silver said.
The value is in raising awareness about renewable energy sources and their economic upside, said Richard Stuebi of the Cleveland Foundation, which provided a grant to Green Energy for an informational kiosk near the ballpark solar array.
With all that extra solar power, maybe the snow blowers can work more economically as well.


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