Mega solar project gets going

Seth Nidever

7-26-2016

HANFORD – A huge solar project proposed for western Kings County is finally producing its first power.

The proposed 24,000-acre Westlands Solar Park marked the completion Tuesday of a two-megawatt demonstration solar array that will generate electricity for the city of Anaheim.

At full build-out, the park is slated to have a capacity greater than 2,000 megawatts, which would make it the largest solar power installation in the U.S.

The project is located on retired agricultural land purchased or leased from Westlands Water District.

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