Public hearing set for proposed $375 million solar project in Richland County

BISMARCK — Members of the public can weigh in on a solar energy facility being planned for Richland County, North Dakota.

The North Dakota Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing on a siting permit application for a 300-megawatt solar energy conversion facility to be built by Flickertail Solar Project LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Savion LLC.

The proposed $375 million project would be built on approximately 3,464 acres north of Galchutt, a PSC news release said, about 38 miles south of Fargo.

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The public hearing is set for 10 a.m. Monday, March 24, in the community room of the Wahpeton Law Enforcement Center, 413 Third Ave. N.

Comments from the public must be received at a hearing in order to be part of PSC’s official record, the release said.

Information received after the hearing will not be part of the official record and cannot be used as part of the commission’s decision unless certain additional steps are followed, the release said.

For more information, contact the PSC at 701-328-2400 or www.psc.nd.gov .

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