Palouse solar tracker up; more panels possible

Palouse residents can now track energy production by the city's new solar farm, which began operating in December.

A device connected to a router taps into a newly set-up antenna at the site installed by First Step Internet.

Costs are part of the original project, built last summer, finishing under budget. The antenna was a one-time fee of $200.

PCI Renewables of Spokane, a subcontractor, directed the latest work. The tracker started functioning April 26 – which can be seen at the city's website under the city hall-government link.

So far, in the limited-sunlight winter months, March produced...