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First Solar Starts Construction Activity on Barilla Solar Project

Solar capacity in West Texas will help meet regional demand

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar announced that the company has begun construction on Phase I of the Barilla Solar Project in Pecos County, TX, west of Fort Stockton. The 22 megawatt (MW)AC project is expected to begin commercial operation in mid-2014. First Solar will build, commission and operate the power plant, and offer the output to customers, including municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, and larger commercial and industrial users. The project, located in West Texas, will have access to one of the b...

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