Planners recommend approval of Duke solar farm

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Not surprisingly, the Jefferson County Planning Commission recently voted unanimously to recommend approval of Duke Energy’s proposed 74.9 megawatts solar facility near the small community of Waukeenah, notwithstanding the several area residents who spoke out against the project. Whatever their personal feelings about the project, it came down to the planners having little choice in the matter, legally speaking. As Planning Commission Chairman Michael S