Topaz Solar Farm

USA / California / Shandon /

The owner is MidAmerican Solar, a Phoenix, Arizona-based subsidiary of MidAmerican Renewables. Topaz is described by MidAmerican Solar as a 550-megawatt photovoltaic power plant. The developer for the project is listed as First Solar, discussing on its website the project that will produce sufficient electricity to power 160,000 average California homes. Topaz is located in San Luis Obispo County, California, on the northwestern corner of the Carrisa Plains.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topaz_Solar_Farm

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Coordinates: 35°22'13"N 120°3'36"W

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