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Gila Bend to Welcome Third Solar Power Plant
This month, APS and First Solar announced their plans to design and build the Paloma Solar Plant, a 17-megawatt photovoltaic
facility in Gila Bend, Ariz. APS will own the plant, which is expected to come online in September 2011.
Paloma is one of five solar plants currently under development in APS's AZ Sun program. Through the program, APS will finance and own 100 megawatts of solar
photovoltaic power plants in Arizona. Upon completion, the program is expected to have at least six plants, which will be designed and constructed by third-party
solar developers, contractors and equipment providers. With Paloma, the AZ Sun Program now has commitments for 83 megawatts of solar capacity. The entire program
is expected to be completed by the end of 2014.
"In collaboration with APS, the Town of Gila Bend is continuing to demonstrate its national leadership in promoting, locating and fast-tracking utility scale
solar," said Ron Henry, mayor of Gila Bend. "The Paloma plant represents another major solar energy investment APS has made in our community. We appreciate this
continuing partnership, and we are proud to foster the development of solar energy."
The Paloma plant, planned for the site of a former alfalfa farm, marks the third solar power plant for the community. Paloma and Cotton Center, APS's other AZ Sun
photovoltaic project in Gila Bend, will be located less than a mile apart. Gila Bend is also home to Solana, a concentrating solar plant currently being built by
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League of Arizona Cities and Towns
1820 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-258-5786
Fax: 602-253-3874
http://www.azleague.org
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