Billboard Insider is running an interview series with John Music who has more than 50 years experience in the out of home business. John has previously talked about getting into out of home and building signs. Today he talks about building solar powered billboards. What made you install solar? My […]
Company: Meadow Outdoor Markets: Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho Headquarters: PO Box 331, The Dalles, OR 97058 Phone: 800-221-4114 Email: meadow@meadowoutdoor.com Meadow Outdoor is a family-owned which operates over 1,100 faces including 18 digital faces in 4 western states. The firm started by Joe Zukin in 1968. Joe Zukin died on December 4, 2018. […]
Kevin Conlin of Autonomous Power Solutions tells Billboard Insider he is working on a solar powered hydration station. The station has advertising possibilities in that it can be wrapped or have a digital display or both. The system is in design prototype stage. Kevin would like your feedback on the […]
Meadow Outdoor recently completed a large 3KW solar lighting system, powering 8 lights on a 14’ x 48’ bulletin near Boardman, OR. This is their second successful solar installation, Insider talked to John Lehman, Operations Manager, at the job site. Is Oregon sunny enough for solar to be economical? how […]
By Kevin Conlin, Autonomous Power Solutions When does solar lighting make sense? – let’s do the math In previous articles, I’ve discussed some of the technical aspects of building a reliable solar lighting system. But when does it make the most sense, financially? Answer: when conventional power is unavailable, and […]
Insider has been skeptical of solar power and billboards. Batteries run down and then it takes two days of sun for the lights to come back on. Also the equipment is generally unreliable and expensive. IQ Power systems is developing a better solar alternative: a hybrid solar/generator system. The system […]
