Solar Power
In March 2008, solar panels were installed at KGO's transmitter site in Newark, California, to offset some of the power consumption during daytime hours. The effort is a testbed for Pacific Gas and Electric Company and is located near the Dumbarton Bridge. The solar system uses both CPV (SolFocus) and PV (Premier Power) arrays and provides about 17 Kilowatts, or 33% (one third), of the radio frequency (RF) power output from the 50KW transmitter (although transmitter power requirements are up to twice the transmitted power of an AM station). United States Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi turned the system on during an on-air ceremony.
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