In its noon news, Ch. 2 featured the solar panels installed at East Decatur Station this summer.

James Malone of Radiance Solar said there are over 500 panels of three different array types, making it one of the largest and most efficient systems in the Southeast. Over half the cost of $870K was paid by state and federal grants. The system generates 147KW of power, enough to power 20% of the EDS businesses. Georgia Power will pay 17 cents per kW, which is higher than the 10 to 14 cents most customers pay.

Pat Murphy, one of the EDS owners, says this will save EDS businesses money, since EDS will pass along the savings.

The official power on launch was at 11 a.m. this morning. The media release is in the continuation.

The day which businesses can justify such systems without grants seems to be sometime in the future.