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Watch Now: Aerial of solar field site north of Tucson
Construction under way in 2022 on the Chirreon facility north of Tucson. The 90-acre solar and battery storage project, by Trico Electric Cooperative, went online in the fall of 2022. Video by: Mamta Popat
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Trico Electric Cooperative, which serves rural areas surrounding Tucson, is building a 10-megawatt solar farm with 15MW of battery storage.
By 2050, the United States is expected to create up to 10 million tons of solar-panel waste — the weight of more than 45,000 jumbo jets.
Arizona’s rural electrical cooperatives, including Trico in the Tucson area, are are rolling out major new solar and energy-storage projects.
