Alamosa

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city and home rule municipality, the county seat of Alamosa County, Colorado, United States.

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"Several solar facilities in the region generate electricity on an industrial scale and others are under construction. Under Colorado law, 30 percent of power used in the state must be generated from renewable sources by 2020. But given the demand for electricity, Alamosa County's year-round sunshine still won't be enough."

Etymology

From Spanish alamosa (“of cottonwood”).

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Alamosa Countyalamosa countycounty seat

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