The focus of the project is going to be to create a farming community that not only grows food but does it through net-zero emissions. We will be using electric vehicles and farming equipment powered by solar energy. A desert is a great place for a solar farm.
Solar Farm
Solar panels would power the facilities. You could sell any excess power generated to the grid as a source of income for the project. A 1 MW solar farm can produce $40,000 a year in the sale of the electricity alone.
Solar farm installation costs are typically between $0.82 to $1.36 per watt. That means that a 1 megawatt (MW) solar farm would cost between $820,000 and $1.36 million.
These figures are based on the SEIA’s average national cost figures in Q1 2020. The figure I’ve quoted above also assumes that you already have the land to build the solar farm in 6 to 10 areas.
https://www.solarreviews.com/blog/what-is-a-solar-farm-do-i-need-one#land
As with much of the initial startup of the project, we will be outsourcing the labor to experienced contractors. Once installed we will have 1 person to oversee the operation of the day to day operation and procure a service contract for more complex issues.
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