In the state of New Mexico they are using freeway solar plant panels during the day to gather energy for night lighting on their freeways, which will enable a reduction in the number of deaths on the interstate in NM. This is being done to help with the alternative energy needs of New Mexico and is one of the initiatives that the government has sponsored.
Due to new innovations in solar energy technology, which develop five times the amount of energy for half the cost of the solar panels this finally makes sense. A few years ago the return on investment would not have been possible, but today it is.
Night Lights
There will be 22 modules that will hold up to four panels each which is enough to power up six to eight homes for a year and they will be a long interstate 25 and motorists can see that the state of New Mexico is indeed working on alternative energies. The panels will be 10 ft. square and are only one of a number of new projects to help diversify the energy needs of the state.
Shortly after 2010 the State of New Mexico's goal is to have over 10 percent of its energy gathered for renewable sources such as solar or win. Today, the state of New Mexico actually has a law on the books that it must provide 5 percent of its energy through alternative energy and renewable sources.
What if all states and all freeway systems used this sort of lighting? Could United States of America also save 10 percent of its energy by 2010 in following the lead of the State of New Mexico? At the annual governors meet in Washington D.C. many of the state governors indeed had similar proposals and this is just one thing they are doing to see these goals to fruition. Consider this in 2006.
Freeway Solar Panels for Night Lighting Safety to Motorists
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