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Texas city to go 100% solar, wind
2015-03-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Renew Economy: A city in Texas home to the "Gusher Age" of American oil is aiming to become 100 per cent renewable within two years, after finalising a deal with SunEdison to supply it with solar power for 25 years. Georgetown -- population 54,000 -- will take the output from the 150MW solar plant and another 144MW from a new wind farm to source its needs from renewables. The local utility saying it has turned to wind and solar because it is cheaper and more reliable, and requires a lot less water. The...
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