Company looking to build solar farm near Fairview, Montana - KFYR
Company looking to build solar farm near Fairview, Montana
FAIRVIEW, Mont. (KUMV) - A solar energy project could soon be coming to northeast Montana.
Stellar Renewable Power is looking to develop a 74.5-megawatt solar generating facility in Richland County. The infrastructure would be built 2.5 miles west of Fairview along State Highway 201.
The facility would generate up to 350,000 megawatt-hours annually for 35 years and would connect to a Montana-Dakota Utilities substation.
The site’s location is owned by a single landowner in Richland County.
An open house meeting for input will be held on July 11 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Fairview Senior Center at 217 5th Street West.
The Western Area Power Administration, a part of the U.S. Department of Energy, is preparing to develop an environmental assessment for the project which evaluates potential environmental effects.
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