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to build world's biggest rooftop solar station in Spain<br>
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<p>US automaker General Motors
said Tuesday it will equip the roof of its factory in Zaragoza in
northeastern Spain with solar panels to create the world's largest
rooftop source of power from the sun.</p>
<p>The electricity produced by the 10 megawatt installation will be
used by the plant, GM's biggest in Europe, and also be sold to the
local power grid, a company spokesman said.</p>
<p>"GM's Zaragoza plant will become home to the biggest roof-top solar
power station worldwide. This has significant potential to...(<a
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<p>It fascinates me how a "US" company can do things like this to
increase plant efficiency overseas, but close plants in the US and
repeatedly kill the economies of small cities and towns in their own
country. Why isn't this being done here? Why aren't the gas hog plants
in the US being re-tooled to build fuel-efficient vehicles? They might
as well be giving every US citizen the finger behind their backs. If I
were Janesville's City Manager (Mayor?) or the one in charge of any of
the other towns affected, I would lead a charge to seize the plant via
eminent domain and then have the local citizens start up a
community-owned competitor to make vehicles and other heavy equipment
that are highly efficient and make sense. <br>
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<p>Dan<br>
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