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2 Solar Plants To Be Built In Southern California

by Elizabeth Shogren, NPR
August 19, 2009

Despite all of President Obama's talk about renewable energy, it's been tough lately for the solar industry. First Solar, one of the country's largest solar power companies, just struck a deal with Southern California Edison to build two large solar power plants. Together the plants would produce enough electricity to power 170,000 homes.

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  • Morning Edition, August 19, 2009
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