ARIZONA BASED COMPANY FIRST SOLAR INC HAS RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO BUILD WHAT MAY VERY WELL BE THE LARGEST SOLAR FIELD IN THE WORLD
THE PROJECT WILL COVER 25 SQUARE MILES OF INNER MONGOLIA WHICH IS A LITTLE LARGER
THAN MANHATTAN ISLAND IN NEW YORK STATE.THE 10 YEAR PROJECT WILL BRING TO CHINA THE LARGEST SOLAR FIELD ANYWHERE ON EARTH WITH A PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF 2 BILLION WATTS
PUMPED INTO CHINA'S ENORMOUS POWER GRID.ALTHOUGH THE UNITED STATES HAS PLENTY OF
LAND TO BUILD A SOLAR FIELD THAT SIZE THERE ARE NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TRANSMISSION LINES AND US ENERGY POLICY IS RUN ON A STATE LEVEL.THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES FREE LAND,
TAX INCENTIVES, AND LOW INTEREST LOANS TO SUPPORT THEIR SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRY.BUILDING THIS HUGE SEA OF BLACK GLASS JUST NORTH OF THE GREAT WALL IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICE -
BERG FOR THIS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY GIANT.
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