Wilson County is one step closer to housing what would be — at least for now — the largest solar farm in the state. The Wilson County Commission approved earlier this month a special use permit for what’s been dubbed the Sunflower Sky Solar Project. If approved, the 65-megawatt plant would cover more than 500 acres of farmland south of Altoona in rural Wilson County. For comparison’s sake, the state’s current largest plant — the Johnson Corner solar farm — covers 144 acres in Stanton County in northwest Kansas and generates 27.5 megawatts of power.
Source: The Iola Register
