Indiana Toll Road operator completes solar project
Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
The operator of the Indiana Toll Road in northern Indiana has completed a solar project it says will generate enough energy to service more than one-third of the toll road’s electricity needs.
ITR Concession Co. LLC said Project Soleil is expected to reduce annual carbon emissions by about 900 metric tons.
Toledo, Ohio-based Solscient Energy installed solar energy systems at 14 locations along the toll road as part of Project Soleil. Details of the financial investment in the yearlong project were not disclosed.
“What comes across loud and clear through our work with ITRCC over the past year is how seriously they are taking their own role in the energy transition,” Solscient co-founder Granger Souder said in a news release. “Their embrace of critical steps to move toward renewables in their operations sets an example for others across the country to replicate.”
The solar arrays will provide 100% of the energy needs of maintenance barns and toll plazas at each of the 14 locations. The project is expected to produce a combined 2,000 megawatt hours of electricity annually.
Indiana Toll Road Concession Co. said any excess energy generated by the solar arrays will be sent back to the grid to power local neighborhoods.