NextEra
Energy
is
developing
the
750MW
McCoy
Solar
Energy
Project
in
southern
California,
which
would
be
one
of
the
world’s
largest
photovoltaic
facilities.
The
project
will
provide
electricity
for
225,000
homes
and
displace
about
630,000
tonnes
of
greenhouse
gases
each
year.
Southern
California
Edison
(SCE)
expects
to
purchase
the
project’s
initial
250MW
of
production
under
a
20-year
agreement.
The
company
is
purchasing
more
than
4,500
acres
(18.2sq
km)
of
habitat
to
protect
three
local
species:
The
desert
tortoise,
burrowing
owl
and
Mojave
fringe-toed
lizard.
EDF
Renewable
Energy
has
proposed
the
150MW
Desert
Harvest
Solar…
