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(112,252 posts) Fri May 16, 2014, 01:03 PM May 2014

Austin Energy and Recurrent Energy Agree to Deal to Build Texas' Largest Single Solar Facility

A San Francisco-based firm plans to build Texas’ largest single solar facility, which would help power Austin.

Recurrent Energy has signed a 20-year deal with Austin Energy, the municipally owned power provider, to build a 150-megawatt solar farm in West Texas, the companies announced Thursday.

Recurrent expects to complete the farm by 2016, sending the electricity over transmission lines that connect West Texas and Austin.

The parties declined to discuss other details, such as where the facility will sit or how much it will cost. Austin had been considering a 25-year, $525 million contract with SunEdison, which was thought to be one of the world’s cheapest solar deals, the Austin-American-Statesman reported in March. Austin Energy said the Recurrent proposal provided the best deal for the city.

More at http://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/15/texas-largest-solar-plant-power-austin/ .

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That's very encouraging,especially in light of the fact ladjf May 2014 #1

Take a look at the Ivanpah Solar field generating electricity in California for its customers. DhhD May 2014 #2

ladjf

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1. That's very encouraging,especially in light of the fact

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Fri May 16, 2014, 01:42 PM

May 2014

that Florida is about to launch two new nuclear generators near the coast. (sea level 11 ft)

DhhD

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2. Take a look at the Ivanpah Solar field generating electricity in California for its customers.

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Fri May 16, 2014, 10:09 PM

May 2014

http://www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/ivanpah/index.html

The individual mirrors are hard to see in the circled arrays. There are some closer pictures on the web, surly.

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