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The '''Westlands Solar Park''' is a planned, large-scale [[solar power]] project in [[Kings County, California|Kings County]] south of [[Fresno, California]]. It intends to build a large number of [[photovoltaic power plant]]s with a [[NominalNameplate capacity|capacity]] totaling upwards of 2,700 [[megawatt]]s (MW),<ref>westlandssolarpark.com [http://www.westlandssolarpark.com/index.html Westlands Solar Park], 2011</ref> several times larger than the [[List of photovoltaic power stations#World's largest photovoltaic power stations|world's largest]] photovoltaic power plants currently operating. It will be constructed on [[brownfield land]] that is unusable for agriculture due to excess salt pollution.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/business/energy-environment/11solar.html?_r=1 Recycling Land for Green Energy Ideas]</ref> Initial operation is expected in 2015. A 2&nbsp;MW farm is expected to be online in September 2015, followed by a 20&nbsp;MW. These would provide electricity to the city of [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] and Disneyland. The real estate investment firm [[CIM Group]] joined the project in 2014.<ref>[http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/news/energy-and-environment/12794-westlands-solar-park-plan-lands-major-investor Westlands Solar Park plan lands major investor], ''The Business Journal'', John Lindt, July 03, 2014</ref>
 
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