Broome County's solar array is beginning to generate clean energy.

The 5.2 megawatt array in Conklin is officially up and running. Energy created from the panels become credits, which will be used to power four county buildings.

It's expected to save the county at least $140,000 per year.

Leaders are calling it the largest clean energy project the county has ever seen. But, not everyone is on board -- a resident against the project says it's had a negative impact on the environment.

"There were over 1,000 trees cut down here, mature trees that took out 45 pounds of CO2 a day from the atmosphere,” said Chenango Forks resident Victor Furman. “That's gone, forever gone."

"We could be looking at savings of approximately $2.6 million over the next 20 years,” said Broome County Executive Jason T. Garner. “I really believe this is the future."

Garnar says this is the first of several clean energy projects the county has planned.

The solar array went online about two weeks ago.