Fresno is now home to the largest "solar airport" in the country.

The project to build the "solar airport" began last August, with the installation of about 11,000 solar panels.

The panels are expected to provide about 40% of the airport's electrical needs each year, and the green project is expected to save the airport and taxpayers millions of dollars.

It's a savings that Mayor Alan Autry says is much needed for the City of Fresno, "It'll save us $11 million over the next decade in taxpayers dollars.  It eats away at the myth that alternative forms of energy are not viable in sustainability to do what they're marketed to do. "

City leaders say they hope other airports will follow their lead and transition from "fossil fuels" to alternative energy.

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