Solar Power Runs 'World's Largest Laundry'

Iria · Jul 30, 2006, 09:46 PM

Source: ABC News
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BERWYN, Ill. Jul 30, 2006 (AP)— One of Tom Benson's claims to fame, proclaimed in five-foot-high letters across his storefront, is that he owns the "WORLD'S LARGEST LAUNDROMAT" complete with 153 washers, 148 dryers and 15 flat-screen TVs.

But that's not the claim that excites advocates of renewable energy. It's that, perched atop the hangar-sized facility in this working class Chicago suburb, is one of the largest, most cost-effective solar systems in the country.

Jul 30, 2006, 09:46 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Solar Power Runs 'World's Largest Laundry' Source: ABC News ___________ BERWYN, Ill. Jul 30, 2006 (AP)— One of Tom Benson's claims to fame, proclaimed in five-foot-high letters across his storefront, is that he owns the "WORLD'S LARGEST LAUNDROMAT" complete with 153 washers, 148 dryers and 15 flat-screen TVs. But that's not the claim that excites advocates of renewable energy. It's that, perched atop the hangar-sized facility in this working class Chicago suburb, is one of the largest, most cost-effective solar systems in the country.