Solar panels charge in the sun at the Truman Solar Site July 19 near the St. Charles exit on I-70 in Columbia. The solar farm covers 94 acres and will help the city meet its renewable energy goals.
Tanishka R./Missourian
Drive east on Interstate 70 past St. Charles Road. At mile marker 131, look south. You really can't miss it.
A 94-acre solar farm with more than 35,000 solar photovoltaic panels is soaking up the sun's rays.
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