Alabama to build its largest solar farm, with enough power for 15K homes
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) today commissioned Alabama's largest solar energy project -- the River Bend Solar Energy Center -- which will eventually generate 75 million watts (megawatts, or MW) of electricity.
The River Bend Solar Energy Center will have more than 300,000 solar panels that sit atop motorized platforms that can track the sun from east to west each day to maximize energy production.
Once up and running, the solar farm will be able to produce enough energy to power more than 15,000 homes. The energy will serve TVA consumers starting this year, under a 20-year power purchase agreement between government and NextEra Energy Resources, which will run the solar farm.
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