VIROQUA, Wis. – The Vernon County General Government Committee heard a preliminary presentation from Nakomis Energy of Minneapolis Minn, last week to lease 85 acres of what is known as the county farm for a 15-megawatt solar project that could net the county about $4.2 million over the next 35 years.Business Development Director for Nakomis Energy, Mark Feitz presented the committee with an overview of what the project would like and how a lease with the county would work. Feitz said Nakomis Energy has done over solar 40 projects, mostly in Minnesota, that include community solar projects as well as direct to utility projects. Feitz said this project would be a direct to utility project that would sell energy directly to Xcel Energy. Feitz said part of what made this site attractive is its proximity to Xcel infrastructure allowing them to tie into their system with relative ease.
The site Nakomis has identified for the project would be located along Railroad Avenue just north of, and around, the new county highway shop...
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