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Solar Farm
Another development during the past year that spans both economic and environmental boundaries was the O2Energies “Mayberry solar farm” project.
It began operations within the last quarter of 2011 on property adjacent to the Mount Airy Wastewater Treatment Plant off U.S. 52-South.
Numerous business leaders and officials gathered in early October for the dedication of the solar farm that placed Surry County on the cutting edge of “clean energy” technology.
O2 Energies, a Charlotte-area company that develops turn-key, ground-mounted solar photovoltaic systems, worked with the city over the previous two years to develop the farm.
Also, more than 20 local and state businesses were involved in its construction.
The 1.2-megawatt solar farm consists of rows of collectors mounted to the ground and will power around 150 homes. The electricity generated by the solar panels will go into the Duke Energy grid to supply local homes.
Turning the state on to solar power (click here)
Company leads move to sustainable energy
A Lake Norman company is cashing in on the state's burgeoning solar power industry and bringing revenue to the Lake Norman area.
O2 Energies, a 2-year-old Cornelius firm that develops and finances solar-power projects, recently opened power plants in Newland and Mt. Airy.
In Newland, the company converted 6 acres of a 38-acre Christmas Tree Farm into a 1-megawatt solar power plant. In Mt. Airy, O2 Energies created a 1.2-megawatt solar power plant on 6 acres about 3 miles from the city's downtown.
The two plants in Newland and Mt. Airy join a number of other solar plants throughout the state, many of which O2 Energies has helped to develop.
Altogether, the company has developed about 70 solar projects. However, the new plants in Avery and Mount Airy, are the only two that O2 Energies owns.
Those two plans generate more than 3 million kilowatt hours of electricity every year, said Joel Olee Olsen, the company's managing director....
In less than one hour, (click here for O2energies) the sun provides as much energy to the Earth as the Earth’s entire annual energy consumption! However, less than 0.02% of the electricity we consume comes from solar energy....
