Huntsville Toyota and Go Green in $49 Million

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and reduce approximately 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. This is enough solar energy to power over 5,000 homes in the US.

The city of Huntsville is leasing

30 acres to Toyota Motor Manufacturing for use in the solar project, Mayor Tommy Battle said.

According to Mayor Battle, it’s a development that has been in the works for almost three years.

“We’re leasing the land because it does an environmental good for the community,” Battle said. “And it makes this community a stronger community.”

This project is one of several that will help the automaker achieve its goal of maintaining complete carbon neutrality in its operations by 2035.

“Toyota is taking a transparent, science-based approach to address climate change,” said Jason Puckett, president of Toyota Alabama. “By relying on the sun to power our operations, we will reduce our carbon footprint and create a model of environmental stewardship in North Alabama. We want to create a model of environmental stewardship and manufacturing can positively impact the world around us,” Puckett said.

The solar facility will begin generating energy by summer of 2024 while the project’s development is handled by Toyota Tsusho’s Energy Infrastructure Solutions team, who will be the owners of the facility.

“Finding smart, creative solutions to climate change is an urgent and global focus for our company,” said Toyota Tsusho president and CEO, Naoyuki Hata. “Using our know-how to bring projects like