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Proposed Solar Farm Would be Largest in Country if Built Today

7th July, 2010 - Posted by katherine - No Comments

The Statesman had this article today about a proposed solar farm in Pflugerville.  Here’s an excerpt:

The plant would be large enough to provide electricity to all the homes in Pflugerville and, if it were built today, would be the largest in the United States.

RRE Austin Solar could break ground by the end of the summer on the $230 million plant on 600 or so acres of rural land about a dozen miles east of Pflugerville. But before the company moves forward, it wants tax breaks from Travis County.

The company would employ about a half-dozen people, long term, to operate the plant, said Angelos Angelou, an Austin-based consultant on the project. He said that if the company gets property tax breaks from the county, it will consider headquartering the startup, with about 20 employees, in Austin.

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