Expansion is underway in northeast Grand Island as crews are installing 21,600 panels for what will become the second-largest solar farm in Nebraska, (City of Grand Island, Courtesy)
GRAND ISLAND — Expansion is underway in northeast Grand Island as crews are installing 21,600 panels for what will become the second-largest solar farm in Nebraska.
The Grand Island Utilities Department is overseeing the project, which is expected to be completed by November 2024. Barring any setbacks, GIUD would commission the farm for full use by December of 2024.
The project comes with a $14 million price tag, but the Inflation Reduction Act will reimburse Grand Island approximately $4 million.
“The direct pay program will net back about 30% of the project total of $14.2 million,” Assistant Utilities Director Lynn Mayhew said. “The 9.9 megawatts of solar energy will do two things for us – it’s going to give us more capacity,…
