New plans in the works to boost use of solar power.
By Kate AlexanderAMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Monday, January 29, 2007
The high price of harnessing the sun's rays means that Austin Energy will not reach an early milestone in its long-term solar power plan.
But the city-owned utility is laying a foundation in the desert of West Texas to expand its supply of solar power. The utility's 2003 strategic plan set a goal of building the capacity for 100 megawatts of solar power by 2020 and reaching a 15-megawatt threshold in 2007.
Right now, a little more than one megawatt of the utility's total capacity of 2,900 megawatts comes from the sun, enough to generate electricity for about 750 homes.
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