Construction will begin on a solar farm near the cellphone lot of the Indianapolis International Airport this Friday. / Alan Petersime / The Star 2010 file photo
Contractors will break ground on a solar farm at the Indianapolis International Airport on Friday.
The solar farm will allow the airport to make money on its unused land and will provide a source of energy for homes andbusinesses
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The airport will make about $315,000 a year from leasing 75 acres near the airport entrance to ET Energy Solutions, which will run the solar farm, people involved in the project told The Star in July.
The energy produced by 52,400 solar panels will be sold to Indianapolis Power & Light Co. and should be enough to power 17,050 homes.
Several airports around the country already have created solar farms to make use of their unused land.
The ground-breaking ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Friday near the cellphone lot at the airport, according to a news release from the airport.
lot at the airport, according to a news release from the airport.
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