Missouri city opens largest solar farm in the state

[TexasTowelie]

NIXA, Mo. • A city in southwest Missouri has opened the largest solar farm in the state.

The Springfield News-Leader reports that the new Nixa Solar Energy Farm started providing power this month. City officials predict that the array's 33,000 panels will be able to provide about 9 percent of the city's power needs.

The city will get 20 percent of its energy from renewable resources once the facility hits its production capacity, said Doug Colvin, the city's public works director.

"It's a great start, and we too will probably grow from there at some point in the future," Colvin said. "Our outcome of this is basically moving toward a stewardship of our environment. This has all been said before today, and we're very proud to be a part of that."

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/state-and-regional/missouri-city-opens-largest-solar-farm-in-the-state/article_1cdefc18-4e37-5e21-b321-93163e20bee9.html

[liberal N proud]

1. We should be covering every roof aND every parking lot with solar panels.