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Farms flexing solar power

• By NICHOLAS BERGIN / Lincoln Journal Star
• Oct 25, 2015
• Oct 25, 2015 Updated May 30, 2026
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Rick Hammond has flipped the switch on his new 25-kilowatt solar array, which will power his farm operation west of Benedict.

• Photos by MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star

Rick Hammond (left) and Jim Knopik watch the meter Thursday after Hammond powered up his solar array, which Knopik helped install.

Each of the 96 individual solar panels has its own power inverter on Rick Hammond's 25-kilowatt solar array.

• MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star

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By NICHOLAS BERGIN / Lincoln Journal Star

BENEDICT -- On Rick Hammond’s farm, between the gravel road on its east edge and the grain bins where he will store this year’s corn harvest, sit 96 solar panels mounted on two rows of gray metal frames.

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Rick Hammond has flipped the switch on his new 25-kilowatt solar array, which will power his farm operation west of Benedict.

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Rick Hammond (left) and Jim Knopik watch the meter Thursday after Hammond powered up his solar array, which Knopik helped install.

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Each of the 96 individual solar panels has its own power inverter on Rick Hammond's 25-kilowatt solar array.

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