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[/img]NRG Solar (get it?) and SunPower -- neither of which are
strangers to extracting juice from that glowing ball of fire in our
sky -- have just linked up to build one of the world's largest
photovoltaic solar plants. The tandem will start construction in San
Luis Obispo County next year, creating around 350 jobs in the process
and helping California inch ever closer to realizing its 33 percent
renewable portfolio standard. The 250-megawatt plant still pales in
comparison to a few others (namely this guy in Arizona), but it dwarfs
the vast majority of factories in operation today. The project is
expected to stretch out for three or four years, but when all is said
and done, around 100,000 homes (yeah, even the home of one Vincent
Chase) will be given sun-sourced energy thanks to this here
installation. That said, the actual energy bills for Californians
everywhere probably won't sink -- but hey, at least you're throwing Ma
Earth a well-deserved bone, right?
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