# @dmregister on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-04-22T23:59:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

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Polk County is forging ahead on its climate action goals, building a new solar field that will help power its jail.

Polk County supervisors at a meeting on Tuesday, April 21 unanimously approved constructing an 8-acre solar field north of the jail. The nearly $1.9 million field is expected to offset about 25% of the jail’s annual energy consumption.

Expected to cost about $850,000 after tax credits, the project is expected to bring in an estimated $100,000 in annual savings over the next three decades, according to a news release from the county. Its panels will generate about 1 megawatt, which is equivalent to the power approximately 1,000 homes use, according to a news release from the county. 

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