Prototype pilings and tables sit in a field east of the COLT Transload facility

August 13, 2012 | 7:21 p.m. CDT

A series of prototype pilings and tables sit in a field east of the COLT Transload facility in north Columbia. City employees began clearing the field Monday morning in preparation for the installation of a 3,500-panel solar array, which will be the largest in the state when completed.

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