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San Diego County Detention Facility Goes Solar

San Diego County officials flipped the switch on a 1-megawatt solar power system Monday at the East Mesa Detention Facility in Otay Mesa.

The installation, described as the largest on county property, could save upward of $1.3 million in energy costs over the next two decades.

The complex houses the George Bailey Detention Center and the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Center.

Read more at:  http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/28/county-detention-facility-goes-solar/

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