San Antonio looking to dip into solar pool

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/5863424.html

SAN ANTONIO — With record-high energy prices and a global energy crunch make life tough on those who depend on fossil fuel, San Antonio is starting to turn toward solar power.

CPS Energy has set a goal of producing 100 megawatts of solar energy by 2020, and the company plans to begin seeking suitors for a large solar plant in the next few months.

Meanwhile, Mayor Phil Hardberger wants to make the Alamo City tops in the state in solar production.

"I think we ought to stop just talking about and actually do this thing," Hardberger said in Sunday's editions of the San Antonio Express-News. "It's time to start building a solar plant."

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