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    West Virginia poultry farm gains 1,400-panel Solar Energy site

    Dec. 27, 2022
    The new solar system at Oak Tree Farm will deliver more than 99% of the electricity needed at the farm and help cut electricity cost by 10%
    Image credit Solar Holler via YouTube
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    Renewable energy company Solar Holler has completed the installation of a solar system at Oak Tree Farm, a poultry farm in Hardy County in West Virginia.

    Featuring nearly 1,400 solar panels, the system will provide the farm with 941,371 KWh of energy per year, making it the largest solar system so far in West Virginia.

    "It's going to let them expand their operations and hire more West Virginians and bring more of our food production back into the states," said Dan Conant, founder and CEO at Solar Holler, in a YouTube video detailing the project.

    According to the company, the system will deliver more than 99% of the electricity needed at the farm and help cut electricity cost by 10%.

    The reduction in the cost of electricity will allow the farm to expand its operations and bring more jobs to the region, it adds.

    The installation was financed by Skyview Ventures, a Tennessee-based renewable energy finance, development and asset management company.

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