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Robins home to southeast’s first-of-its-kind solar technology

December 23rd, 2009
The Robins AFB community has consistently been a leader in testing alternative power technologies, but perhaps no other effort has been as visible to the general base populace then a recently installed solar panel.

The gleaming panel, about the size of a drive-in movie screen, incorporates state-of-the-art technology and produces about 25 kilowatts of electricity.

At a cost of approximately $434,000, it was installed by the Air Force's Advanced Power Technology Office using special congressional funding for renewable energy sources. The office, located at Robins, pursues Air Force-wide alternative energy uses.
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