Solar facilities all over
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
The village of Greenfield may soon find itself sandwiched between two solar panel farms with the recent approval of the proposed 435-acre Fayette Solar facility.
The Fayette County Board of Zoning Appeals recently voted 3-2 in favor of allowing the new solar panel farm to be built on leased land across the Highland/Fayette County line north of Greenfield.
The local approval of Fayette Solar comes weeks after plans were announced to build the 120-megawatt Ross County Solar facility southeast of Greenfield across the Highland/Ross County line.
Ross County Solar would occupy approximately 1,400 acres between SR 41 and Rapid Forge Road.
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County’s first solar farm approved
By Jennifer Woods - jwoods@aimmediamidwest.com
“Fayette Solar” will most likely be the first solar farm to be created in Fayette County following an approval from the county Board of Zoning Appeals by a 3-2 vote. The approval shows a majority of the board believes the solar project is meeting all conditions set forth in a conditional-use permit.
The company that would be designing and operating the proposed Fayette Solar farm is National Grid Renewables. The farm is proposed to be located on 435 acres of land rented from a local landowner.
That land is located in southeast Perry Township between Bonner Road, Barrett Road, Beatty Road and the Highland County line. It is estimated to be a 47.5 megawatt (MW) solar energy development.
Solar farm proposal: Questions and answers
By Jennifer Woods - jwoods@aimmediamidwest.com
At this time, National Grid Renewables does not have a completed local project, but this photo is one of its projects that has been finished.
Courtesy photo
The next Fayette County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting that will likely decide if a conditional-use permit will be approved to allow a solar farm, “Fayette Solar,” to be created in Perry Township is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m.
The company that would be designing and operating the proposed Fayette Solar farm is National Grid Renewables. The farm is proposed to be located on 435 acres of land rented from a local landowner.
Solar farm decision postponed
By Jennifer Woods - jwoods@aimmediamidwest.com
Although National Grid Renewables does not have a completed project locally at this time, this photo is one of their projects that has been finished.
Courtesy photo
A conditional-use permit that would allow a solar farm, “Fayette Solar,” to be created in Perry Township was scheduled to be decided on during a Fayette County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting earlier this week, but the decision on whether to allow the solar farm or not was postponed.
The company that would be designing and operating Fayette Solar is National Grid Renewables. The farm is proposed to be located on 435 acres of land rented from a local landowner.