Follow the newest solar farm construction project and the story of how farmers electric cooperative in the little town of kalona iowa installed nearly 2 mw of solar.
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A 4 5 acre array of solar panels was installed in 2014 on a field adjacent to farmers hen house s property.
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Farmers electric cooperative selected iowa wind and solar as the winning contractor to install the nearly 1 mw solar field.
The utility forked over 120 000 upfront enabling egg producer farmers hen house and kalona organics to buy and revive the plant.
Farmers electric jump started the effort through an agreement to purchase a nine acre swath of the property to house two solar farms answering demand for more generation.
Farmers electric cooperative partnered with iowa wind and solar to engineer finance and construct their newest solar project a 950 4 kw array consisting of 2 880 solar panels.
Eagle point solar of dubuque built and owns the farm.
Iowa s biggest solar farm opens in kalona will generate enough energy to power about 120 homes leighton yoder of kalona and his son austin yoder 13 view information on the back of a solar module.
This brings fec s total solar array size to nearly 2 mw.
At the time this solar farm was the largest solar installation in iowa.
Fec reached out to solar contractors around the state of iowa seeking the ultimate installation and financing solution for their next solar field.
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The cooperative will buy the power and.