SHANGHAI got its first solar power system to generate electricity for public facilities at a residential complex yesterday.

A total of 196 solar panels have been installed on the rooftops of two 25-floor high-rises and a garbage station at the 20-year-old Changgao community in Putuo District.

The panels will supply 50,000 kilowatt hours of clean energy every year to the elevators, lamps, electronic screens and other equipment in public areas across the community, the Caoyang Community Subdistrict said yesterday.

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