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May 01, 2014

Solar facility in Arizona can power 230,000 homes
Phoenix (UPI) Apr 30, 2013
A 290-megawatt solar project in Arizona, Aqua Caliente, "raises the bar" for clean energy development in the United States, its development company said. NRG Solar, a subsidiary of power company NRG Energy Inc., announced alongside its partner MidAmerican solar that it completed the Aqua Caliente solar facility, which is spread out over 2,400 acres between Yuma and Phoenix, Ariz. NRG Solar said the facility has the operational capacity to meet the annual energy demands of 230,000 homes. ... read more

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Greenpeace sees growth in renewable energy use

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