Tag: Southwest
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New Mexico’s Largest Solar Array Breaks Ground
El Paso Electric Power, The New Mexico State Land Office and First Solar Inc. announced construction has commenced on what will be the state’s largest solar power plant, located on State Trust Land near Deming in Luna County. While in the […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Reliant’s Houston Solar-Powered Splash Park New Open
Sunshine will play double duty at a Reliant-donated, 2,340 square-foot splash pad play area that opened today in Houston’s Fifth Ward. Families and solar panels will soak up the rays, resulting in a community project intended to drench and delight […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Washington Gas Energy Systems to Build, Own Two 1.2-MW Systems
Washington Gas Energy Systems Inc. announced it signed a contract with Rio Rancho Public Schools, AMSOLAR and Conergy to build, own and operate two 1,215-kW solar arrays at Cleveland and Rio Rancho High Schools. The arrays, when completed, will be […] — Solar Builder magazine
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50-MW PPA Approved for First Solar in New Mexico
First Solar Inc. and New Mexico State Land Commissioner Ray Powell announced today that First Solar Inc. has been granted a power purchase agreement (PPA) from the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission, clearing the way for First Solar to begin construction […] — Solar Builder magazine
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SolarReserve’s 100-MW Solar Thermal Project Approved by U.S. Govt
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced the approval of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Quartzsite Solar Energy Project located in La Paz County, Ariz. With this authorization, SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale solar power projects, […] — Solar Builder magazine