Yucatán, Mexico is adding a new solar energy production facility which can produce up to 18 megawatts of electricity, serving about 5.3% of the state's households. Additional facilities are on the way, with aims to produce a massive surplus within three or four years.
The San Ignacio solar plant, which covers 66 hectares[*] in the municipality of Progreso, was inaugurated Friday by Governor Mauricio Vila Dosal. The Chinese company Jinko Solar invested US $30 million to build the plant.
Energy generated by the plant will be consumed in Progreso and the state capital, Mérida.
[*] 66 hectares is just over 163 acres or just over 1/4 (i.e. 163/640) of a square mile.
(Score: 4, Informative) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday June 11 2019, @05:30AM (1 child)
(cont) By the way, look what happened in Puerto Rico. Look at the Before and the After of that one. So many "panels" totally blown away. Flying through the air at incredible speeds. And if one of those "panels" hits you, probably you die. Or you're crippled -- I mean disabled -- very badly. Can we call them Death Panels? theweatherjunkies.com/single-post/2017/09/28/Puerto-Rican-Solar-Farms-Heavily-Damaged-By-Hurricane-Maria [theweatherjunkies.com]
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Tuesday June 11 2019, @06:03AM
Uh-oh, formerly sober Don discovered the liquor cabinet. Don't do it, Don, drinking booze makes God cry!