Chicago, the largest city in the nation-building solar energy power plant

According to reports, the U.S. power company in Chicago (Exelon Corp.) And SunPower Corp. Access to the Chicago City Council approved, in Chicago, on industrial land south of the original building of the nation's largest solar power plant of the city. By the Chicago City Council approval, will be an area of 41 acres of the so-called "brown land" rented to Exelon Corp., For the installation of about 32,000 solar photovoltaic panels, the land lease for 25 years. The company said the project may be started in January 2010 electricity production.

Exelon Corp. Said that the value of 60 million U.S. dollars, power generation capacity of 10MW of solar photovoltaic project can be successfully carried out, to a large extent depend on the availability of the U.S. Department of Energy to provide federal loan guarantees. The company hoped that the project 80% of the funds would be federal loan guarantees help.

Another construction of the project enterprise, the largest U.S. solar cell manufacturer SunPower module hopes to build more solar power plants, and power utility companies to buy their profit.

The Chicago power company plans to plant to sell electricity wholesale to utility companies and other customers, the total electricity consumption from 1200 to 1500 to meet the needs of the family. The company said construction of the project could create about 200 jobs.

Aug. 6, 2009