County officials approve Duke’s solar farm near Waukeenah

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Based on the recommendations of the planning official and planning commission, the Jefferson County Commission recently approved Duke Energy’s large-scale solar facility off U.S. 27 in the Waukeenah area. The hearing on Thursday, July 17, was the second and final of two required hearings on Duke’s application for a development permit to build a 74.9-megawatt solar facility on two large parcels of leased agriculture land on either side of U.S. 27 that t