An affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources has brought online a 100MW solar plus 30MW of storage project at Tucson International Airport in the US state of Arizona.
The Wilmot Energy Center project covers 457 hectares and will supply electricity to Tucson Electric Power under a long-term agreement.
The batteries will be charged by 314,000 solar panels that track the movement of the sun for increased production.
The project will charge the battery in the morning and early afternoon when solar resources are most productive, then deliver stored energy during peak usage periods.
Wilmot Energy Center will produce enough energy over the course of a year to serve the annual electricity needs of about 26,000 homes.
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A water faucet drips. (U.S. Army photo)
30 Apr 2021
PHOENIX Gov. Doug Ducey is calling on the federal government to identify and treat groundwater contamination near four current and former military air bases in metro Phoenix and Tucson.
Ducey wrote Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about contaminations found in water near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, the former Williams Air Force Base in Williams and the Arizona Air National Guard base at Tucson International Airport, Ducey s office said Wednesday.
The letter dated Tuesday cited contamination by chemicals used in firefighting materials.
Ducey called for sharing of data and taking other steps to protect public drinking water systems, including stopping spread of underground plumes of contaminants.
Gov. Doug Ducey wrote Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about contaminations found in water near four current and former military air bases in metro Phoenix and Tucson.
Credit militarybases.com
Ducey s office said Wednesday that he wrote Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about contaminants found in water near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, the former Williams Air Force Base in Williams and the Arizona Air National Guard base at Tucson International Airport. Ducey s letter dated Tuesday cited contamination involving chemicals used in firefighting materials and called for steps to protect public drinking water systems.
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