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March 14, 2011 05:03 pm GMT
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Atop A Landfill, U.S. Marine Corps Installs 1.4 Megawatt Solar System
Today, the United States Marine Corps completed its largest solar installation to date " a 1.4 megawatt ground-mounted system " that will generate electricity for Base Camp Pendleton outside of San Diego, Calif. The system was installed atop an inactive landfill. According to a press statement from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest: the installation should produce about 2,400 megawatt-hours (MWh) annually, or enough electricity to power 400 average U.S. homes. The $9.4 million project is expected to save the Marine Corps at least $336,000 yearly in electricity costs, while tripling its previous solar energy capacity...Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/09PGPnlyWDM/
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