This cemetery has energy — electric energy

November 25th, 2008 at 06:05am Jennie Pollock

You never know what kind of headlines you’ll find when you sign into your e-mail.

I found this story about a Spanish town that erected solar panels in a cemetery because space and energy are both scarce.

The power the 462 panels produces — equivalent to the yearly use by 60 homes — flows into the local energy grid for normal consumption and is one community’s odd nod to the fight against global warming.

“The best tribute we can pay to our ancestors, whatever your religion may be, is to generate clean energy for new generations,” said Esteve Serret, director Conste-Live Energy, a Spanish company that runs the cemetery in Santa Coloma and also works in renewable energy.

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