Local Sheep Stay Cool at NREMC’s Huntertown Solar Site

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HUNTERTOWN — As record heat settled over northeast Indiana, a new flock of sheep found an escape, beneath Northeastern REMC’s solar panels.

Local sheep producer Zach Warner recently released approximately 85 female sheep and 110 young lambs on Northeastern REMC’s Hatch Road Solar Field. This is part of the company’s agrivoltaics initiative: combining solar power generation with agricultural opportunities.

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