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New Solar Farm opens in Ouachita Parish

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Ouachita Parish, La. (KNOE) — A new solar farm has opened in Richwood.

RWE is the company that built the farm and CEO Andrew Flanagan says energy produced is enough to power 17,000 homes.

It will help supply energy to the Meta Data Center in Richland Parish. Flanagan also says solar power is affordable energy that will help the economy.

“It will bring significant investment in tax revenue into the local community here,” Flanagan said. “Over the course of the project, we’ll bring in roughly $32 million of tax revenues to the local community.”

The opening was celebrated with the music, performances and a ribbon cutting.

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