General Motors has announced that its 2.2 megawatt ground-mounted solar array will be completed by the end of 2014 at the company’s Lordstown Complex.
The company will install 8,500 solar panels creating the largest solar installation and the array is expected to power 1.5% of the plant which will help reduce 1,993 tons of carbon dioxide emission.
The new announcement has come after the company completed installation of 1.8 megawatt solar array at the rooftop of GM's Toledo Transmission facility in Ohio which is equivalent to powering 149 homes in the US.
GM global manager of renewable energy Rob Threlkeld said: "You don't often think of the Midwest when you think of ideal locations for solar, but reduced costs and increased utility rates have made sites like Lordstown and Toledo optimal locations to expand GM's use of solar power.
"We applaud General Motors for setting the pace when it comes to automotive manufacturing solar installations and deployment."
