CA. solar plant would be among world's largest

Posted at 11:44 AM on Monday, Mar. 15, 2010
By Tim Sheehan / The Fresno Bee

About 30,000 fallow acres in western Kings and Fresno counties could return to productivity as home to a massive installation of solar power panels.

Westlands Water District has a lease contract with Westside Holdings, a private investment group with plans for a 5,000-megawatt solar power plant.

If built, it would be one of the largest installations of solar photovoltaic panels in the world.

And it could help spur a “green energyâ€