The city of Newberry announced Wednesday that it will participate in a large-scale expansion of the Florida Municipal Solar Project, an effort of Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA), 19 other Florida municipal electric utilities and Orgis Energy.

“By partnering with our municipal electric utility members and Origis Energy, we are able to take advantage of a great opportunity to increase the volume of our low-cost, reliable solar generation at a time when solar costs have been escalating,” said Jacob Williams, general manager and CEO of FMPA, in a press release. “Expanding the Florida Municipal Solar Project will also enable us to serve several new communities that haven’t had access to solar before.”

The Florida Municipal Solar Project, one of the largest municipal-backed solar projects in the United States, has planned a two-phase expansion. It is currently made up of two solar farms in Orange County and Osceola County, which generate almost 150 megawatts (MW) of solar power. In this first phase, the project can power about 30,000 homes, a projection expected to quadruple with the new expansion.