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Article: Solar power shines in Bay Area Open Hand sees big savings in alternative energy
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- July 1, 2004
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OAKLAND --
OPEN HAND Manufacturing dedicated a 68-kilowatt solar electric
system this week, the largest of its type in Oakland, which the
woodblock maker estimates will save the company nearly $17,000 a year
in electricity costs."It's good for the environment. It's good for
the community," said Aaron Leventhal, president of Open Hand, a 10-
employee firm on 44th Avenue that makes woodblocks for the rubber
stamp industry. "It's good for business. ... We couldn't have made
the investment if it didn't make business sense."
Open Hand's 4,860-square-foot rooftop system will generate 80
percent of the factory's electricity needs -- enough to power 70
homes -- reducing its monthly electric bill ...