The plants are a 25 MW photovoltaic array and a 5 MW concentrating solar plant, both of which are expected to be completed by January 2012. TEP has signed agreements to purchase the power from both systems.
"These new systems will exponentially expand our community's solar energy resources, helping us reduce our use of fossil fuels while taking a significant step toward achieving our renewable energy goals," said Paul Bonavia, Chairman and CEO of TEP and its parent company, UniSource Energy.
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