Kingman lands $1 billion solar plant (AZ)

[jpak]

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/04/20/daily13.html

Arizona will be getting a second, $1 billion solar power plant in the next few years under a proposal by Albiasa Corp. to locate a 200-megawatt facility near Kingman.

Plans to build the facility on 1,400 acres of private land were announced Monday. About 2,000 temporary construction jobs are expected along with 100 full-time jobs when the plant is completed by 2013.

Albiasa, a Spanish company with operations in the U.S., has been in business since 1974 but began developing technology for concentrated solar power starting in 2004. The company has several plants in Spain, primarily using photovoltaic cells, and one 50-megawatt concentrated solar power plant under construction.

Arizona would be Albiasa’s first U.S. location. The Kingman site offers several advantages, including access to power lines and a easier regulatory climate, compared to California, said Jesse Tippett, director of the company’s U.S. operations.

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[Kali]

1. this is great but my immediate sick and cynical thought was

can they cook meth with solar power?