Following the Coffey County Commission’s decision earlier this month to prohibit commercial solar conversion systems and to table the county’s Planning Board recommendations for the same amount of time, the developer of a proposed 8,500-acre project says it’s disappointed by the decision but wants to work with county leaders for “sustainable energy solutions.”
Hecate Energy, based in Chicago, Illinois, had planned a one-gigawatt solar project, using photovoltaic panels that will follow the sun and thus generate enough renewable energy to power over 230,000 homes. The company says the planned development reflects $1 billion in private infrastructure improvements. Hecate Senior Development Manager Harrison Luna says the company “respects the commissioners’ role in ensuring thoughtful development” and is still planning to work with the county and stakeholders on a development in Coffey County, adding Hecate believes “a mutually-beneficial solution can be reached that will unlock the potential of solar energy in Coffey County.”
*Click here for Hecate Energy’s Otter Creek Solar Farm information page.
*Click here for Coffey County’s solar regulations proposal.
