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Google Adds 900 MW of Texas Solar
Google signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) and is the anchor customer of the Orion I, Orion II and Orion III solar projects located in Milam County, Texas.
GM inks PPA with 180 MW Arkansas solar project
General Motors announced Sept. 30 a new PPA for a 180 MW solar project that will source power for 100% of their Wentzville Assembly and Lansing Delta Township Assembly sites.
Univ. Toledo to save $30K a year with 332 kW solar array
The University of Toledo installed a 332- kW solar array on their Health Science Campus and expects the project to generate 10.5 GWh of electricity and save the university nearly $30,000 a year.
Arizona chosen for Microsoft 100% RE data centers
Microsoft will develop new data center campuses in El Mirage and Goodyear, Arizona to provide cloud and internet services for Arizona and across the Western U.S. The data centers will be powered with 100% renewable energy.
Facebook to power Ala. data center via two solar facilities
Facebook’s new data center, currently under construction in Huntsville, Alabama, will be powered with 100% renewable energy via the combined 377-megawatt output from two solar installations to be built in Tennessee and Alabama as the largest in each state.
First Solar, Tesla take opposite sides of trade battle
Arizona-based solar modules manufacturer First Solar has taken the side of two financially stressed panel manufacturers that have called for federal tariffs on imported solar modules, putting itself directly opposite the side of the Solar Energy Industries Association.
