Solar Energy in La Mesa

After reading chapter six of our textbook, I recalled hearing in the news that La Mesa, California (in San Diego County) recently began employing solar energy at a water treatment plant. The solar energy harvested from the solar panel's will constitute 20% of the plant's power needs and reduce carbon dioxide emissions "equal to 219 cars traveling 12, 500 miles annually". Currently, "San Diego produces 18 megawatts of renewable energy a year using solar energy, methane gas and water". According to the news, Mayor Sanders plans to have more businesses in San Diego begin to use renewable energy in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and greenhouse gases. To follow up on these quotes and read about the installation costs, which is highly expensive, visit MercuryNews.