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Austin City Council anticipates funding from stimulus plan
2/9/2009 9:20 PM
By: News 8 Austin Staff
"Austin City Council will likely begin sorting out how it will spend federal stimulus money Thursday, if Austin receives any.
Council is also scheduled to vote on whether to build the largest solar array in the country.
The project would take up about 300 acres in Webberville. If built, the plant would cost $10 million per year for the next 25 years."
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www.news8austin.com/content/...fault.asp
I've heard that the wind power stations(?) in Abeliene are the biggest suppliers in the world (correct me if I'm wrong)....
the biggest solar array (whatever that is) in the country would seem like a nice addition to Texas' alternative power supply.
MORE ON SOLAR POWER PLANT:
**It's the $250 million question and Austin city leaders are thinking about it carefully.
It’s a proposed solar array plant, and some city leaders say it could play a big role in meeting Austin's future energy demands.
“It is a huge project,” Austin City Council Member Lee Leffingwell said. “It’s a lot of money.”
Even with the big price tag, some believe it’s a necessity.
“Solar has to be part of our renewable energy portfolio,” Leffingwell said.
The future of the largest solar power plant in the country is now in the hands of the city council.
“I think that we’re all going to come together on this because this is where the future is, both environmentally and economically in Austin,” City Council Member Brewster McCracken said.
If built, the plant would cost $10 million per year for the next 25 years. It would be built on city-owned property near the town of Webberville.
Gemini Solar Development, a California-based www.geminisolar.com/ company would own the plant, but the City of Austin would be the only entity using it.
Each year, it would produce enough energy to power about 5,000 homes.......**
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www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/
2/9/2009 9:20 PM
By: News 8 Austin Staff
"Austin City Council will likely begin sorting out how it will spend federal stimulus money Thursday, if Austin receives any.
Council is also scheduled to vote on whether to build the largest solar array in the country.
The project would take up about 300 acres in Webberville. If built, the plant would cost $10 million per year for the next 25 years."
From:
www.news8austin.com/content/...fault.asp
I've heard that the wind power stations(?) in Abeliene are the biggest suppliers in the world (correct me if I'm wrong)....
the biggest solar array (whatever that is) in the country would seem like a nice addition to Texas' alternative power supply.
MORE ON SOLAR POWER PLANT:
**It's the $250 million question and Austin city leaders are thinking about it carefully.
It’s a proposed solar array plant, and some city leaders say it could play a big role in meeting Austin's future energy demands.
“It is a huge project,” Austin City Council Member Lee Leffingwell said. “It’s a lot of money.”
Even with the big price tag, some believe it’s a necessity.
“Solar has to be part of our renewable energy portfolio,” Leffingwell said.
The future of the largest solar power plant in the country is now in the hands of the city council.
“I think that we’re all going to come together on this because this is where the future is, both environmentally and economically in Austin,” City Council Member Brewster McCracken said.
If built, the plant would cost $10 million per year for the next 25 years. It would be built on city-owned property near the town of Webberville.
Gemini Solar Development, a California-based www.geminisolar.com/ company would own the plant, but the City of Austin would be the only entity using it.
Each year, it would produce enough energy to power about 5,000 homes.......**
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www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/
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