photo credit: Toyota

Atlanta-based solar developer Inman Solar will build a 39-MW solar project to help power Toyota’s motor factory in Alabama. Once completed, more than 70% of Toyota Alabama’s power will come from the sun.

Toyota Tsusho America Inc. (TAI) will own the system adjacent to the Toyota engine plant. The power will be sold to Huntsville Utilities through a 30-year PPA under the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Flexibility Program. Wes Kelley, president and CEO of Huntsville Utilities, said it is the first time it has bought power from anyone other than TVA.

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