INDIANAPOLIS
The world's largest airport-based solar farm is now fully operational at the Indianapolis International Airport after the completion of a second phase expansion that more than doubled the size of the existing solar farm to a grand total of 76,000 photovoltaic solar panels.
The IND Solar Farm expansion added 32,100 sun-tracking panels that will produce more than 15.2 million kilowatt hours of electicity annually. That is enough electric energy to power more than 1,410 average American homes for a year.
“The airport could not be more thrilled to have the largest airport-based solar farm right here in our growing city of Indianapolis,” said Mario Rodriguez, executive director of the Indianapolis Airport Authority. “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.”
Phase I of the IND Solar Farm was commissioned in October 2013. Indianapolis Power & Light Co. buys the solar farm's power, which costs three to four times the price the company can sell it for, a cost that is reflected in a slight increase to customer rates.
For more information on the IND Solar Farm, visit www.indsolarfarm.com.
