Signal Wind Energy President Ben Fischer stands in the foyer of the company’s offices near Hamilton Place mall on Monday. Signal Wind Energy works on wind-related energy projects from concept to completion.SIGNAL ENERGYIn 2010, Signal Energy completed work on nine solar energy projects that totaled more than 34 megawatts, according to the Chattanooga company.
A Chattanooga-based company has started erecting what will be the largest utility-scale solar farm in Tennessee and one of the biggest in the Southeast.
Signal Energy President Ben Fischer said the $20 million project in West Tennessee will involve installing 21,000 silicon-based photovoltaic modules at the site.
“We’ve begun the important work of putting in the support bases and foundations for the solar modules,” he said.
The Haywood County location near Interstate 40 between Jackson, Tenn., and Memphis will employ several hundred workers, Fischer said.