Tenn. Volkswagen plant powers up solar park

Published January 23, 2013 5:56pm ET



NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — German automaker Volkswagen on Wednesday flipped the on switch for a new solar park at its Tennessee assembly plant.

The 33-acre installation next to the Chattanooga plant has a capacity to produce more than 13 gigawatt hours of electricity per year. That’s the equivalent of the amount of energy used by 1,200 area homes each year, according to Volkswagen.

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