LOUISIANA UTILITY LOOKS AT SUN

La. utility experimenting with solar energy
April 25, 2010 (AP via WXVT-CBS)

"A utility that serves about 276,000 customers in 23 Louisiana parishes is experimenting with solar power.

"Cleco Corp. has installed solar panels on the roof of its headquarters in Pineville to collect data on whether it works well in the state, what it would cost and whether the cost would be worth it."

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"…[T]hree kinds of stationary solar panels and one panel that rotates to track the sun were installed…

"Cleco will track the amount of energy produced, how much local weather affects solar power production, which cells work best and how much is added by tracking the sun with the rotating panel…[P]ower from the panels will be put into the grid..."