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MICROSOFT INSTALLS SILICON VALLEYS BIGGEST SOLAR PANEL SYSTEM.
Industrial Environment, June, 2006
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Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), Mountain View, Calif., has installed its new solar electric system at the company's Silicon Valley Campus (SVC). It is the largest of its kind in Silicon Valley. Generating 480kW at peak capacity, this system is composed of 2,288 tiles that will supply enough energy to power nearly 500 homes.
Rolling blackouts are sometimes mandated in Silicon Valley during the summer months when power consumption is at its highest. The system is designed to deliver maximum output when the local energy grid is under the greatest strain.
"Microsoft is committed ...
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