NORFOLK CELEBRATES COMPLETION OF NEBRASKA'S LARGEST SOLAR POWER FARM

NORFOLK - People behind the state’s largest solar farm and one of its largest battery installations celebrated a finished project Wednesday, June 22 in Norfolk, Nebraska. 

The new solar farm can produce 8.5 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 1,250 homes, according to city officials. 

Two megawatt-hours of power will be stored in a new Nebraska Public Power District battery system, enough to help local NPPD customers during peak usage times, including hot days.

NPPD and developers at N Solar, Sol Systems, GenPro, Energy Solutions, and Mesner Development contributed to the project.

Those residents who signed up for the city's community solar program will save roughly $15 to $20 a month by participating, city officials said. 

“Having local electricity generation helps balance our system,” Norfolk Mayor Josh Moenning said. “We’re using our own natural resources, in which the fuel is free.”

NPPD President Tom Kent said the contract helps NPPD bolster its solar portfolio to 20 megawatts. The utility also runs hydroelectric and nuclear power plants. 

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