AC/DC, Tesla and Edison in Brooklyn Centre

It's more than a band--it's the War of the Currents. [1]  My architect friend stopped in the library yesterdayand gave me a crash course in how electricity distribution works.

I can't say I understand it all [2]--but the upshot? If we had gone along with Edison's DC system, according to the architect friend--we would have a better system for the distribution of electricity generated by photovoltaic cells.

So, let the debate begin here.  I didn't have a chance to see the whole system in operation at Fire Station #20, one of this year's Green Ohio Solar Tour stops [3], but here are my photos taken on a cloudy day. 

My architect friend explained that photovoltaics have a better efficiency return than wind in NEO--supplying 20% of the station's energy needs is not a bad return.  So, I made my pitch to Bill Egers with the City of Cleveland's Office of Sustainability. 

Please make Brooklyn Centre the demonstration neighborhood for photovoltaic energy in Cleveland!