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For Ron Newdoll of Woodside, going solar is a no-brainer. The results of that conviction are highly visible over in North Fair Oaks, squeezed between Edison Way and the railroad tracks. Almost an acre of bright blue solar panels covers the roofs and provides shade to Newdoll Enterprises and Mr. Newdoll’s Edison Technology Park.

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      Ron Newdoll of Woodside stands up on the roof of one of the buildings of the Edison complex,which is powered completely by solar panels. Photo taken June 12 Veronica Weber/The Almanac.
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      Ron Newdoll of Woodside with one of the solar panels that powers the Edison complex. Photo taken June 12 by Veronica Weber/The Almanac.

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