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April 25, 2006
APS Completes First Solar Trough Power Plant in Arizona; and the First Built in the U.S. in 17 Years
Arizona Public Service (APS) press release April 20, 2006 ... Arizona's first solar trough power plant features more than 100,000 square feet of parabolic-trough shaped mirrors and stands more than 15 feet tall. Neatly aligned in 6 rows - each more than 1,200 feet long that sit on a stretch of desert between Phoenix and Tucson - the mirrors already are quietly concentrating the sun's energy and producing one megawatt of clean electrical power. ... The plant uses a solar thermal generator and mirrors to concentrate the sun's energy to heat oil. The heat from the oil is then used to drive a turbine/generator that produces electricity. ......Posted by dymaxion at April 25, 2006 03:25 PM