Solar powered
8 Aug 2022
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A 100-megawatt solar farm capable of powering 19,000 Iowa homes started operating last month in Webster County.
The Holliday Creek Solar Farm, located between Fort Dodge and Vincent, is a project of MidAmerican Energy Co. and was constructed by Blattner Energy and EDF Renewables. Construction on the 700-acre, $200 million project started last summer and it was the largest of six solar projects MidAmerican powered up this year, totaling 141 megawatts.
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