According to a report last week from Green Options, Major power companies in Florida and New Mexico announced this week that they would start buying large amounts of energy from certain solar power producers soon.
In New Mexico, Southwestern Public Service Company (SPSC), a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, said that it would buy 50 MW of solar power from SunEdison. From the solar panels being installed on five 10-MW sites, the electricity generated will be able to power 10,000 homes.
In Florida, at practically the same time, Tampa Electric Company received approval from the Florida Public Service Commission to purchase solar power from Energy 5.0's planned 25-MW plant in Polk County.
These solar power plants will be two of the biggest in the nation when completed. They are expected to offset carbon emissions by millions of tons.
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