From AP -- Of interest given our discussion and tour of the solar array at Rothenbach Park:
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is now home to what city officials say is California's largest municipal solar installation.
Mayor Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the completion of the Sunset Reservoir Solar Project, which has almost 24,000 solar panels covering an area the size of 12 football fields.
Officials say the installation generates 5 megawatts of renewable energy daily, more than tripling the amount of solar power used by the San Francisco government.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission will buy the electricity from Recurrent Energy, which built, owns and operates the project.
Officials say the Sunset Reservoir will help the city move toward its goal of generating all of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020.
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