With the sun high in the sky, there was little shade to be found outside Toledo's water treatment plant Wednesday afternoon -- perfect conditions to showcase the city's latest solar-powered venture.



Rows upon rows of black panels -- 12,300 in all -- glistened next to the Collins Park Water Treatment Plant in East Toledo where Mayor Mike Bell and a slew of local officials gathered to unveil a solar energy field billed as the biggest inside the city. Paid for through a mixture of public and private funds, the field is expected to supply about a quarter of the treatment plants' energy needs, ultimately trimming the city's electricity bill.



"This is a great day in Toledo," Mayor Bell said. "It proves that Toledo is on the front end of being able to do some very great things."



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