Middletown and IMPA break ground on solar park

MIDDLETOWN, IN – Officials from the town of Middletown joined with representatives from the Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA) to break ground on the upcoming Middletown Solar Park on Thursday, September 1st.  Middletown joins a growing list of IMPA member communities throughout the state that will be home to a solar park.

The Middletown Solar Park will be constructed at 9172 N 800 West in Middletown.  The site, located on 6.8 acres of land, will be comprised of 3,888 solar panels.  The facility will be rated at 1.35 MW and will utilize a single axis tracking system that allows the panels to move throughout the day following the path of the sun.

IMPA has constructed 41 solar parks throughout the state in 25 member communities, adding over 160 MW of solar generation.  Other nearby IMPA communities in which solar parks have been built include Anderson, Spiceland, and Richmond. 

For more information about IMPA’s solar parks, visit www.impa.com/solar.

                                                                                 

The Indiana Municipal Power Agency is the not-for-profit wholesale power provider to 61 cities and towns in Indiana and Ohio who own and operate the municipal electric distribution systems in their communities. IMPA member communities deliver electric service to approximately 350,000 individuals throughout the state.  For more information, visit www.IMPA.com.

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