OMAHA- Nebraska's first utility-scale solar farm is a step closer to being built just south of Yutan. OPPD has announced that it signed a contract with Community Energy Inc. for a 500-acre solar farm to be built under lease of Saunders County. The construction for these solar panels will begin in 2022. The farm will be an 81-megawatt farm and will bring OPPD closer to the goal of 600 megawatts of solar power in the state. The farm will have the capacity to generate 14,000 homes, but the output will fluctuate.

Yutan residents are weary of the farm as it could be an eyesore, is located next to a cemetery and will affect property values. The project developer vows to hide the farm with trees and will create a buffer between the panels and the adjacent properties.

“We have abundant clean energy resources, and when we invest in energy generated here in Nebraska, we are investing in our own communities,” Eric Williams, OPPD board member said.

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