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Arizona Public Service Co. and AMEC, an international engineering and project management company, announced Monday the completion of the first 17 megawatts (MW) of the Foothills Solar Power Plant – the fifth APS AZ Sun facility and the first ever solar project to be built on Arizona State Trust Land.
The plant is being built in two phases: the first 17 MW is now online, and the remaining 18 MW is scheduled to reach commercial operation by the end of the year. With a capacity of 35 MW, the Foothills Solar Plant will generate enough electricity to power 8,750 local Yuma customers.
The dedication of the first 17 MW was made today in Yuma, as APS Chairman and CEO Don Brandt spoke to 130 workers onsite.
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