Kalona- On Thursday, July 31, Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Naig, retired Air Force General Ronald E. Keys and Manager of the World Bank’s Global Agriculture Practice Mark Cackler will join Farmers Electric Cooperative and Eagle Point Solar for the grand opening of the largest solar farm in the state.

The project, which boasts 2,900 solar panels on approximately four acres, is almost triple the size of the state’s second largest solar farm in Decorah.

With the completion of this project, Farmers Electric Cooperative – one of the oldest cooperatives in the nation – is poised to be the country’s leading utility in the amount of solar energy produced per capita, at more than 1800 watts per customer. The project will also help the utility reach its goal of securing 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2025.