Comment on Effingham may get third, fourth solar farms

Effingham may get third, fourth solar farms

Effingham County commissioners have granted conditional uses for two more solar farms, which means the county would have four such facilities in all. Ryan Sanders of Beltline Energy said his company would like to build the solar farms by the end of the year, one on a 449-acre parcel on Old Louisville Road and the second on a 124-acre parcel on Clyo Kildare Road. Each farm would have solar arrays that move to follow the sun, and each would use 15 to 20 acres of the tracts, he said. Sanders, whose company is based in Atlanta, said a number of hurdles still must be overcome before the farms can be built. “I would hesitate to declare victory,” he said Monday. He said his company must work with Georgia Power, banks and vendors before the deals can be finished and the farms built. “It’s not unusual for projects to hit a killer bump in the road,” he said. Effingham County’s first solar farm, by Inman Solar of Atlanta, is on 5 acres on Stillwell Clyo Road.

 

Comment On This Story

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More U.s. News