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Macon County approves permit for 1st solar farm near Oreana

Posted May 12, 2018 7:00 am

The Associated Press

DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Officials are favorably eyeing Macon County's first solar farm.

The Macon County Board approved a special-use permit for a 20-acre solar farm project near Oreana. It's about nine miles (14 kilometers) northeast of Decatur.

The (Decatur) Herald and Review reports that the request was filed by Minneapolis-based Geronimo Energy . It's one of two recently requested of county officials. The other is from SolAmerica Energy based in Atlanta.

The permit approved for Geronimo still needs state approval. Amber Miller is a development consultant for Geronimo. She says the county OK is a boost.

The company would start construction by early 2020 and complete the project within six months.

Officials say the farm would be the size of 15 football fields and generate enough energy to power 430 homes annually.

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Information from: Herald & Review, http://www.herald-review.com

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