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.
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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
sphere. The light would amplify the power output of the solar array
