Could we alter more businesses to use solar power?


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Mega Laundromat Goes Solar
Michael Tarm, Associated Press


July 31, 2006 — 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.

Scaling a ladder to the scorching roof one recent morning, the 61-year-old beamed with pride as he showed off the 36 10-by-4-foot panels that supply his 24-hour laundry with hot water.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2006/07/31...

What about a solar sphere that sits in a glass ball of water that is reflective on the inside, like two way glass, so light could get in and instensify by bouncing around inside the

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ideally, all businesses would be actively encouraged by tax breaks, etc. to pursue these kinds of power!
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