Memphis solar farm to include tracking system
Posted: January 29, 2012 at 10:20 a.m.
MEMPHIS — A solar farm under construction in Memphis at Agricenter International will be among the first in the state to include a solar tracking system.
The system will allow the panels to move so that they face the sun all day, Agricenter International President John Charles Wilson told The Commercial Appeal. He said that this system will greatly improve the efficiency of the 4,160-panel solar array.
The panels are expected to generate enough power to provide electricity to about 200 homes.
Silicon Ranch, which is owned by former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, is paying to construct the array and will own it. The company plans to sell power to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division and receive a TVA subsidy.
In 10 years, Agricenter International will be given an option to purchase the array.
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