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US Navy makes its largest renewables investment to date with Mesquite solar farm If there was ever any question that the United States is seriously ramping up its interests in the renewable energy market , that questioning can be put to rest . This week the U . S . Department of the Navy forged a partnership with Western Area Power Administration and Sempra U . S . Gas & Power to start work on a new expansion to Sempra ’ s Mesquite solar farm . While the amount invested in the project has not been disclosed , it has been confirmed as the largest purchase of renewable energy ever made
by a U . S . federal entity to date .
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Established with its first build-out in 2012 , Sempra ’ s Mesquite solar farm lies roughly 60 miles west of Phoenix , Arizona . Huffington Post reports that the facility , which “ requires no water to operate and reduces greenhouse gas emissions ,” has the capacity to generate as much as 700 megawatts — enough energy to power up to 260,000 homes .
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