Solana solar power plant
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The Solana solar power plant, scheduled to begin operation in 2011, is to be located 70 miles southwest of Phoenix in Arizona. The Solana plant will have a total capacity of 280 megawatts (MW), which is enough to power 70,000 homes while avoiding over 400,000 tons of greenhouse gases that would otherwise contribute to global warming. The plant will employ a proprietary concentrating solar power trough technology developed by Abengoa, and will cover an area of 1,900 acres. Construction is expected to create about 1,500 construction jobs and once completed the plant will employ 85 skilled full-time workers.[1][2]
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- ^ Abengoa to Build 280MW Concentrating Solar Power Plant in Arizona
- ^ Big Solar Project Planned for Arizona Desert
