MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A startup company co-founded by former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen is funding a new, 1 million-watt solar farm in the city of Jackson.
The company, named Clearloop, plans to break ground on the solar farm on Sept. 2, according to a news release issued by the startup Wednesday. The farm will provide enough energy to power 200 homes, the company said.
The groundbreaking event will include a virtual reality experience, barbecue and ice cream.
“We will also invite members of the public to bury a time capsule to signify all of the things we want to make a relic of the past, including carbon,” Clearloop said.
Bredesen, a Democrat, served as Tennessee’s governor from 2003 to 2011. He lost a U.S. Senate race to Republican Marsha Blackburn in 2018.