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Article: Water district to harness the sun
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- June 22, 2007
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MANTECA -- The irrigation district that serves Manteca, Lathrop
and Tracy finalized a deal to make the sun's rays a cheaper and more
reliable means of power.
On Thursday, Manteca-based South San Joaquin Irrigation District
signed a deal with Sacramento-based SunTechnics Energy Systems Inc.
to install one of the largest solar systems in the United States.
The $12.5 million agreement would put 11,040 solar modules on a
seven-acre site adjacent to a water treatment plant. The new system
provides enough juice to power 550 homes and offset more than 4.1
million pounds of carbon dioxide, according to Suntechnics
officials.
"We are happy to be part of SSJID's major step towards energy ...