The Lieberose Photovoltaic Park is a 70.8-

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(MW)

photovoltaic power plant A photovoltaic power station, also known as a solar park, solar farm, or solar power plant, is a large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power system (PV system) designed for the supply of merchant power. They are different from most building- ...

in Lieberose,

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. The solar park with 900,000

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which went fully on line in October 2009, and will supply electricity for 15,000 households a year while reducing the use of pollution-generating

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. The Lieberose Solar Park cost $238-million and is operated by the Juwi Group, which has a 20-year contract on the land.Henry Chu
Germany shows government role is key to thriving solar industry
''Los Angeles Times'', December 12, 2009.

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{{Photovoltaics Photovoltaic power stations in Germany Economy of Brandenburg

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