Greenworks Philadelphia Honored
Rick Way - May 24th, 2010
Philadelphia hopes to be "the greenest city in America" one day. The plan to achieve this ambitious goal, Greenworks Philadelphia, recently won a national award.
A year ago, Philadelphia launched a sustainability plan aimed not only at improving environmental stewardship and energy efficiency, but also at converting the old industrial city into a clean-technology hub.
The ambitious initiative known as Greenworks Philadelphia picked up what city officials are considering a substantial credibility boost Thursday night.
Philadelphia was named winner of the third annual Siemens Sustainable Community Award in the large-community category. The plan edged out sustainability efforts by a more modern city - Dallas - in a national contest organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The other finalist was Atlanta.
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DC energy created by the PV panels runs into the inverter and creats an alternating current (AC). Then AC current is metered prior to heading back into the grid.
This chart shows Philadelphia averages 1600 kW-yr.
