Morris Solar Project to power Adair County buildings soon with innovative energy system

ADAIR COUNTY, Mo. — Eleven hundred acres of land in Adair County is covered in solar panels.

AES’s Morris Solar Project is almost complete.

The project is located near Troy Mills, east of State Highway 3 and extends south toward the Kirksville Regional Airport.

It’s expected to be finally operational sometime in May.

AES Senior Project Manager Adam Cole explained to us how its energy will eventually make its way to buildings around the county.

“Our system is producing electricity in DC voltage, which is then turned into AC voltage with a median voltage collection system,” Cole said. “That median voltage is distributed to a high voltage substation. When the energy finds its way to the substation, Ameren, which is a local utility, can ensure that power will find its way to our off-taker, which we have a PPA or Power Purchase Agreement.”

AES has an agreement with Adair County to return the roads used in this project to the condition they were when it started.