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The integration of the two technologies brings significant benefits: solar provides electricity during peak hours when thermal efficiency of the geothermal unit is lowest, enabling base load power, and there are cost savings from a shared infrastructure and transmission connection. There's also a smaller environmental footprint per unit of renewable energy produced and delivered.
The geothermal plant has been operating since 2009 and 89,000 solar PV panels are on an adjacent 240 acres.
