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New solar electricity system for Google

EI Solutions will construct a solar electricity system for Google's Mountain View, California, headquarters campus. With a total capacity of 1.6 megawatts - enough to supply 1,000 average California homes - the Google system will be the largest solar installation on any corporate campus in the United States and one of the largest on any corporate site in the world. The project will involve 9,212 solar panels provided by Sharp Electronics. A majority will be placed on the rooftops of some of the buildings in the Googleplex and others will provide shaded parking as part of newly constructed solar panel support structures on existing Google parking lots.

The solar energy will be used to power several of Google's Mountain View office facilities.



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