Affordable housing complexes to get solar power

Some of the state's affordable housing complexes will generate electricity through solar power under a new program run by Boston Community Capital, a group that invests in projects to improve low-income communities.

The group tomorrow plans to unveil a 92-kilowatt rooftop solar installation at the Cambridge Housing Authority's Washington Elms complex. The equipment is expected to generate about 30 percent of the complex's electricity.

Governor Deval Patrick and Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons are planning to attend the event.

Solar installations are set to begin operating at four other affordable housing facilities across the state next month.
(By Erin Ailworth, Globe staff)