Work has begun in earnest on the 10-acre solar panel farm Paragould Light, Water and Cable will build at the intersection of Jones Road and South Second Avenue. The utility hosted a ground-breaking ceremony on Wednesday. The facility, when finished by July 31, will produce 1.5 megawatts (MW) of power, enough supply electricity for 280 homes through its 4,680 panels. No plans yet exist to expand the solar panel farm beyond its current 10 acres to the full 28 acres available. PLWC received a $2 million grant from the Economic Development Corporation of Paragould, to help cover the cost of the plantâs construction, as well as the 28-acre plot on which the farm is to be built; anything in excess of the grant amount is to come from utility assets.