PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) – Jasper County residents learned more Tuesday about the second proposed solar farm in the community,
The farm, known as Shubuta Creek, is set to span over 1,700 acres on County Road 41 near Pachuta.
The company behind the project is Grenergy, U.S.A.
“We’re making sure that we check all the boxes and do everything we need to make sure that this project is not only safely implemented, but also safe for the community as well,” Grenergy Public Policy Manager Arthur Fisher said.
Fisher shared that the farm will be used to provide wholesale solar energy to utility companies like Mississippi Power.
“The decision will be on Mississippi Power on how they go about distributing that power, but the most important thing will be helping Mississippi support as much infrastructure as possible,” Fisher said.
Before the meeting, residents raised concerns over the farm’s potential impact on the local environment.
Fisher said measures are in place to minimize that impact, on top of the necessary permits required.
“They [Grenergy] go through a series of studies with both the development company, the power company, as well and a bunch of regulations that we have to follow,” Fisher said.
Another concern brought up was the condition construction could leave the roadways in.
Grenergy is currently in an agreement with the county to fix any damage left behind.
“To just make sure that there’s enough roadway to be able to have this construction go into play as this timeline happens and ensure people are able to travel safely to and from their homes as well,” Fisher said.
Leaders predict the farm will generate around $60 million in tax revenue for the county over its expected 40-year lifespan.
The project is now awaiting approval from the Mississippi Public Service Commission.
“We’ll analyze that, process that, ask some more questions, and then we’ll take it before the whole commission and vote on it,” Southern District Commissioner Wayne Carr said.
Carr said he still has questions about who will oversee the project on a local level.
” We really don’t have that inspector capacity, and that’s something we’re trying to address at the commission, talking to the different parts of government,” Carr said.
If approved, construction for the project could start by the end of this year.
Fisher said Grenergy expects the farm to be operating by April 2029.
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