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Phase One of a Massive Solar Project Competed at the University of Arizona

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The first phase of a 1 megawatt solar project has been completed at the University of Arizona's Tech Park Solar Zone. Phase one occupies 165 acres of land. It will produce renewable energy for Tucson Electric Power (TEP) using Cogenra solar panels. The facility is owned and operated by Washington Gas Energy Systems under a 20-year power purchase agreement with TEP.

When completed the installation will produce an annual total of 1,986 MWh of solar energy. The project will help TEP to meet or exceed the mandates of Arizona’s Renewable Energy Standard (RES). Under Arizona's RES electric utilities must increase their use of renewable energy each year until it accounts for a minimum of 15 percent of their total power production by 2025.

University of Arizona's Tech Park Solar Zone is a multi-technology testing, evaluation and demonstration site. It is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world.
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  1. andrew rollingsOctober 31, 2014 at 4:32 AM

    *** Seems to me like GREAT NEWS!!! What are all the other states, countries and continents waiting for?????
    How can anyone still prefer filthy dangerous fossil fuels?......... Yes. I know (nearly all of us know), it's those that are already filthy rich that are imposing their choices on the rest of us.

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    1. The Green Market OracleNovember 1, 2014 at 3:25 PM

      Thanks for the comment Andrew. Even worse than imposing their choice the fossil fuel industry makes some people feel as if they have choice. They do this in at least 3 ways: 1 Discrediting science. 2 Making clean energy seem impossible to scale 3. Or seem too expensive.

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