The largest concentration of new solar panels covers 25 acres to the east of Millersport Highway on university-owned property in a large field near the Amherst bike path, the WBFO radio tower and 9/11 Memorial Grove.

This project advances UB’s commitment to achieve climate neutrality.

Buffalo-based solar energy firm Solar Liberty is constructing the ground-mount installations, which will create more than 60 jobs over the life of the project.

The site will be similar to UB’s award-winning Solar Strand and remain accessible with no boundary fencing.

The installation will contain approximately 16,770 solar panels and produce an estimated 8.3 million kilowatt-hours in its first year of use — the equivalent of offsetting the annual usage of approximately 1,354 homes.

This clean energy work is one of 10 key strategies embedded in the university’s recently revised climate action plan — UB’s 10 in 10, a roadmap of strategies UB is taking to increase climate action throughout the university.