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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
San Antonio Construction Jobs Created by Solar Farm
A new solar farm has created many San Antonio construction jobs (Click here).
The Blue Wing Solar Project has officially started operating in San Antonio. The city's first solar farm sits on a 113-acre site that houses 214,500 solar photovoltaic panels capable of supplying up to 14-megawatts worth of power.
About 115 construction workers were employed during peak construction of the solar farm, and many more permanent jobs will be supported by the project. The construction phase required more than 100,000 labor hours and cost almost $2 million in local purchases.
The project was built by Juwi Solar, is owned by Duke Energy Generation Services, and will supply power that will be purchased by CPS Energy. Blue Wing will be able to produce more than 26,570 megawatt-hours of emissions-free electricity per year, which is enough to power 1,800 households.
"It says a lot about CPS Energy and San Antonio that we are now home to the state's largest solar farm," Mayor Julián Castro said in a statement. "San Antonio is positioning itself to become a leader in renewable energy by making these kinds of smart investments."
CPS Energy is committed to diversifying its energy portfolio and meeting the needs of the local community. The company predicts that 13 percent of its energy capacity will come from renewable resources by the end of 2010 and 20 percent will come from renewables by 2020.
CPS is the largest municipally-owned natural gas and electric utility company in the nation. The company provides service to about 707,000 electric customers and about 322,000 natural gas customers throughout the San Antonio area.
Take a look at some of the work that went into building the Blue Wing Solar Project:
The Blue Wing Solar Project has officially started operating in San Antonio. The city's first solar farm sits on a 113-acre site that houses 214,500 solar photovoltaic panels capable of supplying up to 14-megawatts worth of power.
About 115 construction workers were employed during peak construction of the solar farm, and many more permanent jobs will be supported by the project. The construction phase required more than 100,000 labor hours and cost almost $2 million in local purchases.
The project was built by Juwi Solar, is owned by Duke Energy Generation Services, and will supply power that will be purchased by CPS Energy. Blue Wing will be able to produce more than 26,570 megawatt-hours of emissions-free electricity per year, which is enough to power 1,800 households.
"It says a lot about CPS Energy and San Antonio that we are now home to the state's largest solar farm," Mayor Julián Castro said in a statement. "San Antonio is positioning itself to become a leader in renewable energy by making these kinds of smart investments."
CPS Energy is committed to diversifying its energy portfolio and meeting the needs of the local community. The company predicts that 13 percent of its energy capacity will come from renewable resources by the end of 2010 and 20 percent will come from renewables by 2020.
CPS is the largest municipally-owned natural gas and electric utility company in the nation. The company provides service to about 707,000 electric customers and about 322,000 natural gas customers throughout the San Antonio area.
Take a look at some of the work that went into building the Blue Wing Solar Project:
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