California solar energy facilities to power up to 170,000 homes

Southern California Edison and First Solar have announced agreements that will result in two new large-scale solar energy projects in the southern part of the state.

An announcement from the California utility says that the planned facilities will be among the largest of their kind, with a combined output of 550 megawatts of solar energy generated by photovoltaic panels. The electricity by these two facilities will be sufficient to power about 170,000 homes, according to SCE.

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