Bloomberg News reported Monday San Luis has approved a $1.5 billion Solar Wind Energy Tower Inc. project that would create the tallest structure in North America.
The structure would be 2,250 feet tall. By comparison, the 108-story Willis Tower in Chicago (formally the Sears Tower) stands at 1,451 feet.
The Annapolis, Maryland-based company chose San Luis, 20 miles southwest of Yuma, as its first project in the U.S. after evaluating multiple sites in the southwest over two and a half years, company officials say.
This planned project would use ambient desert heat to create a draft to generate electricity.
Information from Phoenix Business Journal
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