The projects will be located in both states with the initial ones built in Indiana, where the utility is seeking regulatory authorization to build them.  I&M will own and operate them.

Warner says construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in early 2016, with completion of all five projects later that year.

"I&M constantly looks at emerging technologies and our customers’ evolving needs, and now is the right time to move forward with solar power,” Indiana Michigan Power chief executive Paul Chodak says in a statement.

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