Construction of the Samsung solar farm on Windsor International Airport property is officially underway.
The Windsor Solar farm will have the ability to create 50 megawatts of energy, enough to power 8,500 homes.
Spokesperson for the project Carol Mitchell says it's an exciting project for the city and Samsung.
"The project is hoping to be completed by the end of this year or beginning of next year," says Mitchell. "It's quite exciting 225 jobs while the construction is happening."
Windsor Solar will utilize approximately 193,000 Ontario-made solar panels from Canadian Solar in London and solar inverters from SMA America in Don Mills.
Samsung and the City of Windsor have a 20-year purchase agreement on the airport lands. Over the course of the agreement the Windsor Solar project is expected to inject more than $18-million in the local economy.