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Solar park opened in Noordoostpolder through farmer and HVC cooperation

Nine farmers from Noordoostpolder and waste and energy company HVC have realized a solar park on the Noordermeerdijk. The farmers jointly own 50 percent of the park through a cooperative, while HVC owns the other half. The park has 161,000 solar panels and a capacity of almost 100 megawatts, making it one of the larger solar parks in the Netherlands. It lies between the wind turbines on the Noordermeerdijk and Westermeerdijk.

The electricity cable to the substation is 10 kilometers long and crosses 42 farm plots. The park is expected to generate enough electricity for about 42,000 households, roughly the number of households in Noordoostpolder and Dronten combined, and is intended to supply electricity until 2056.