| Making WiFi Wireless with Solar Power. |
| Written by Hank Green | ||
| Wednesday, 22 November 2006 | ||
 The problem with WiFi is that it has to plug into something. Or does
it? Can we actually have a city-wide WiFi system that not only provides
convenient and reliable internet without using gird power? St Louis
Park, a small city in Minnesota, has plans to do just that. The city is
using some 400 PV panels to power a city-wide WiFi system that will
cost $20 a month for a 1 mbps connection.
It's cheap, it's convenient, it's owned by the city, and it's solar-frikkin powered. We'll keep an eye on this one and, with any luck, it'll spread to other cities as well.
Via TreeHugger
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WIFI for Canada
written by Katy , November 23, 2006
Have you heard if St Louis Park has approved this WIFI plan? I live in a community with WIFI in the downtown area so this could work. I will forward the info.
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