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digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/general_sciences/Two_mammoth_solar_plants_to_generate_800_megawatts_in_Cali’;It’s one thing to see competition unnecessarily push more and more megapixels into palm-sized cameras, but that game of leapfrog is one we can actually get behind. A pair of giant solar plants will soon be installed in San Luis Obispo County in California, covering 12.5 square miles and promising to generate around 800 megawatts of capability. OptiSolar will be responsible for laying ample panels to generate 550 megawatts, while SunPower — the same company associated with the

14 megawatt installation at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada (pictured) — will supply the other 250. The energy will eventually be sold to Pacific Gas & Electric, though any sort of pricing arrangements are strictly under wraps for now. C’mon Nevada, you gonna let the Golden State do you like that?

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Original post by Darren Murph