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February 04, 2014

SOLON Completes 1.9 MW of Solar School Projects in Arizona
Tucson AZ (SPX) Feb 04, 2014
SOLON Corporation has announced the completion of 1.92 MW of solar systems for three Arizona school districts - Liberty Unified School District, Ft. Huachuca School District and Pima County Joint Technical Education District (JTED). The systems are comprised of solar canopies and rooftop systems covering nine campuses and were all commissioned at the end of 2013. 1.2 MW of canopy systems are deployed over four campuses in the Liberty Unified School District, located in Buckeye, AZ; 465 kW of canop ... read more

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