Strathmore’s Villa Park orange packing house along Hwy 65 is installing a 5 acre solar farm next door that is expected to cover 80% of the power needs for the big Sunkist packing house and cold storage says manager Jammie Logan.The $3.2 million system is going on line at the end of February.
Add Tipton’s Pitigliano Farms to the local ag enterprises taking advantage of solar technology to cut their costs. Mike Pitigliano says a solar farm is being built on their ranch by March that promises to cut 85% of their current electricity costs for some of their ranches. The permit is valued at near $500,000 with the units being put in by Korea-based Hanwha Solar.