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Both phases of the IND Solar Farm development at Indianapolis International Airport, the world's largest airport solar farm, are now "fully operational," according to a press release from the project's partners.
The 162-acre farm now boasts more than 76,000 photovoltaic solar panels.
The project's second phase features 32,100 panels that will generate "more than 15.2 million kilowatt hours of electric energy" annually. For perspective, that's enough to power roughly 1,410 average American homes over the course of a year.
Indianapolis Power & Light Company will purchase and distribute the power to its customers.
"The airport could not be more thrilled to have the largest airport-based solar farm right here in our growing city of Indianapolis," Indianapolis Airport Authority executive director Mario Rodriguez said in a statement.
"The Solar Farm not only enhances our environmentally friendly and energy-efficient terminal campus, but also played a huge role in our recent recognition of being named one of America's greenest airports."
The solar farm is owned and operated by Taiwanese company General Energy Solutions, and requires only about a dozen employees to successfully operate.
"The Indianapolis Airport Authority is extremely proud to be a partner in this initiative. The IND Solar Farm is a symbol of sustainability and new economic development for Central Indiana. Not only has it become a part of the IND landscape-it now also helps drive significant revenue for the economy that once was just unused land," said IAA board of directors president Michael Wells.
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