GC2N2KZ The Power of the Sun (Traditional Cache) in Arizona, United States created by Seashore609

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Seashore609: If you have been reading the paper you saw where this was sold to the Chinese. They have 60 days to dismantle so I am disabling now so no one else will be disappointed they had to post a frown for DNF. This makes me very sad [:(] and angry [:(!]. With all the other money spent for solar power around the valley why wasn't some spent to keep a sight that was already built up and working. Oh well I will never figure out the ways of the government in my lifetime so I might as well just move on. That is what I am doing with this Archive. Thanks to all who enjoyed this hide as much as I did.

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Hidden : 1/29/2011

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Small plastic container with FTF $1 and other small items. Parking could be a problem.

All of the facts about this solar plant should be in the past tense. As long as the panels are here we will keep this cache active. The company that owns this project has filed bankruptcy papers. I don't know what will happen to this place but it is still a place of interest for all to see when they are caching. Enjoy.

A first-of-its-kind solar thermal plant is pumping sun-generated energy into the Valley's transmission grid system and providing electricity for consumers. The commercial-scale Maricopa Solar plant in Peoria is a collaboration of Stirling Energy Systems (SES) of Scottsdale and its sister company, Texas-based Tessera Solar.

"This project is an important learning opportunity for us at SRP and, we hope, the beginning of a much broader application of solar technologies in the years ahead," SRP General Manager Dick Silverman said at a recent ribboncutting event for the plant held for major partners, stakeholders and the press. The plant features low-cost, no-water-use solar thermal technology that delivers a highly efficient sun-to-grid conversion ratio. That means less energy is lost as the solar DC power is converted to grid AC power.

Tessera Solar is leasing the land from SRP, and SRP is buying the renewable energy credits as well as the 1.5 megawatts (MW) of output (enough to power about 200 homes) from the demonstration plant. Located next to SRP's Agua Fria Generating Station, the solar plant is operated by Tessera Solar under a 10-year agreement. SES manufactures the SunCatcher technology; the main components of the SunCatchers at Maricopa Solar were manufactured mostly in Michigan by automotive suppliers and then assembled in Arizona on-site.

If you would like more information on this project or Solar Power in AZ just google Maricopa Solar or go to this web site (visit link)

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