Power station: UL Lafayette to break ground on Louisiana Solar Energy Lab

UL Lafayette will break ground Thursday on the Louisiana Solar Energy Lab, a 4,500-square-foot hub for research, technology development, instruction, training, outreach and workforce development. The lab will be next to UL Lafayette’s 6-acre solar field at University Research Park on Eraste Landry Road. (Submitted rendering)
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette owns and operates one of the largest outdoor solar testing facilities in the southeastern United States. The 4,200-panel solar field encompasses 6 acres, a symbol of UL Lafayette’s status as a national leader in sustainable and traditional energy technologies. UL Lafayette will further cement that reputation today when it breaks ground on the Louisiana…

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