2014 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 09:21:00 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] "Abandoned California Oil And Gas Field Will Soon Be A Solar Farm"
 
Abandoned California Oil And Gas Field Will Soon Be A Solar Farm

by Katie Valentine
Climate Progress
September 11, 2014

An abandoned oil and gas field in California will soon be home to a large solar plant, thanks to a partnership between Google and SunEdison.

The Regulus solar power plant will be the largest solar project completed by SunEdison in North America. Construction started on the plant in December and is scheduled to be completed and begin operation later this year. Google contributed $145 million to the project, which when completed will span 737 acres and produce 82 megawatts of energy - enough to power 10,000 homes.

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For the entire article, see
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/09/11/3566292/brownfield-to- solar-in-california/

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Lenny Siegel
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