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

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: 2) by Pav on Wednesday June 12 2019, @04:20AM

    by Pav (114) on Wednesday June 12 2019, @04:20AM (#854518)

    Yes... if you include transport... but we were talking specifically about power generation.

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