My city to become first in country with solar-powered WiFi
Posted:
Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:07 pmby aviationwiz
Just thought I'd post it here that my city (St. Louis Park, MN) is going to become the first in the nation with a solar-powered, city-wide WiFi network:
http://digg.com/tech_news/St_Louis_Park ... ered_WiFi/
Be sure to digg it!
Posted:
Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:30 pmby Ian
What happens when its cloudy? You have to use dialup?
I've never been a big fan of city run WiFi projects. Politicians and tech don't ever seem to mix well.
Posted:
Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:28 pmby hoxlund
im running for mayor of quahog
if you vote for me i will make it my lifes work to not have clouds over head
Posted:
Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:36 pmby aviationwiz
I remember reading in the city newspaper a few weeks ago when they were considering going solar powered, that each station would be hooked up to a battery that would be able to store enough electricity to run for like a week or something, though I'm not sure on that one week figure.