9 . ▁ ▁Phot ov olta ic ▁Pl ants ▁ ▁The ▁Ser pa ▁solar ▁power ▁plant ▁is ▁an ▁ 1 1 ▁meg aw att ▁plant ▁covered ▁ ▁and ▁emp lo ys ▁ 5 2 , 0 0 0 ▁P V ▁pan els . ▁The ▁pan els ▁are ▁raised ▁ 2 ▁meters ▁off ▁the ▁ground ▁thus ▁allowing ▁gra zing ▁to ▁continue . ▁The ▁plant ▁provides ▁enough ▁energy ▁for ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁homes ▁and ▁saves ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁carbon ▁dio x ide ▁em issions ▁per ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁solar ▁plant ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁Cor uche ▁and ▁it ▁will ▁generate ▁ 1 7 0 ▁M Wh ▁per ▁year . ▁The ▁owner , ▁Society ▁for ▁Ag ro indust rial ▁Development , ▁expressed ▁disappoint ment ▁in ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁laws ▁which ▁limit ▁the ▁production ▁capacity ▁for ▁micro gener ation ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁only ▁installed ▁ 1 / 1 0 ▁of ▁what ▁they ▁wanted . ▁The ▁plant ▁will ▁save ▁ 6 8 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁carbon ▁dio x ide ▁em issions ▁per ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁compet itive ▁au ction ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁P V ▁plant ▁saw ▁a ▁world wide ▁record ▁low ▁bid ▁of ▁€ 1 4 . 7 6 ▁per ▁M Wh , ▁well ▁below ▁other ▁generating ▁techn ologies . ▁The ▁au ction ▁awarded ▁ 1 . 1 5 0 ▁M W ▁of ▁solar ▁capacity ▁to ▁various ▁companies ,