ONU begins construction on $4-million, 2-MW solar field
By the end of 2016, construction should be complete on Ohio Northern University (ONU)’s new 2-megawatt solar field that “will generate ten percent of ONU’s annual electricity,” hometownstations.com reports. Gem Energy of Walbridge, Ohio, “will design, construct, operate and maintain the project” consisting of 18,000 panels that will follow the sun for “maximum solar harvest,” according to the article. “The students with the administration have really tried to direct ourselves towards saving as much in terms of the environment utilizing renewable sources of energy,” said Terry Keiser, Director of Sustainability for ONU. For more, read the full article.
