Posted on January 26, 2010 by Dean Dowd


Solar-powered mass transit is key to U.S. energy sustainability. Did you know that one full city bus can keep 50 or more cars off the road? Or that a single solar array can remove one entire home from the electric grid? Both technologies, solar and mass transit, are getting extra special attention given the rising costs of fuel and home energy.Public transportation and solar power have traditionally been independent of each other. However, the race to increase and improve mass transit infrastructure while reducing energy and fuel consumption is facilitating a close relationship between the two. It’s ...




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