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Yucatán Predicted to be Self-Sufficient in Renewable Energy in 3–4 Years

posted by chromas on Tuesday June 11 2019, @12:01AM   Printer-friendly
from the what-a-"bright"-idea! dept.

canopic jug writes:

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.

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  • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Tuesday June 11 2019, @06:06AM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Tuesday June 11 2019, @06:06AM (#854090) Homepage

    " when you're a sparsely populated non industrialized equatorial area whose population is only slightly more than half the size of Chicago. "

    The population may be only half the size of Chicago, but the population's IQ is completely the same as of the Congo.