Nearly 100 households in the village of Minoa are powered by more than 6,400 solar panels in a nearby field. The formerly empty plot of land off Clemons and Baird Roads now has a new purpose. Bill Silva is CEO of United Renewable Energy, the construction firm that built the solar array.
“This is a power plant. This is this generates 3 megawatts of power, which is a lot,” Silva said. “This site can power about 409 homes equivalent energy over the course of a year.”
It’s quiet power plant. If you get close, all you hear are the cooling fans for the inverters. Silva explains how it works.
Minoa mayor Bill Brazill is pleased with the results and the response…