The US Navy has announced that a 210MW solar facility, consisting of 650,000 photovoltaic panels, has begun construction in Arizona, which will provide power to six Marine installations and eight Navy installations in California. This is the first time such an installation was built on land since the early days of offshore wind development.
The US Navy has announced that a 210MW solar facility, consisting of 650,000 photovoltaic panels, has begun construction in Arizona, which will provide power to six Marine installations and eight Navy installations in California. Commenting on the Mesquite Solar 3 project, Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, said the facility is, "projected to save the DON at least $90 million over the life of the project."