Clean energy looks to bring relief to Bunyan power substation - Amery Free Press
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Developers believe a new solar array will help relieve Bunyan power station in the summers with higher demands for power. The Georgetown Solar Arrays rest on 12-acres of land just north of the Georgetown town hall. This second solar system built by Polk-Burnett Electric Co-op is bigger than the first and holds 4,472 panels.
The massive solar array system will generate upwards of four million kilowatts of electricity annually. This is enough energy to power 430 homes. The initial meetings with One Energy Renewables started in 2021 and got the ball rolling on the bringing in another solar project. The arrays went operational by the start of 2024. The reason for the delay was the lack of materials through the COVID years.
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Declining costs and government encouragement have resulted in a rapid increase in solar energy production in the United States over the past 10 years, although solar’s share remains small: 1.6 percent of all electricity generation in 2018. That rapid growth is projected to continue.