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We told you in April that a new solar farm would be coming to Linn County. The new farm, set to be located in Palo around the old Duane Arnold Energy Center, is now causing some concern for area residents.
Iowa s News Now reports that a company named NextEra is looking to use the land around the closed Duane Arnold Energy Center for a 3,500-acre solar energy farm. Benefits of the farm include electricity that would service thousands of homes, provide around 300 construction jobs, and Linn County would get about $40 million in tax revenue. Plus, according to a NextEra representative, solar energy works to help reduce greenhouse gases and is completely emissions-free. Sounds good, right? Well, not to everyone.