ALBANY, Ore. – Linn County commissioners voted on Tuesday to oppose a massive solar energy project planned for farmland near Harrisburg.
The Board of Commissioners approved sending a letter to the Oregon Department of Energy opposing the Muddy Creek Energy Park on July 28. Commissioners Roger Nyquist and Sherrie Sprenger voted in favor, while Commissioner Will Tucker opposed the letter.
The project would be built about 10 miles east of Harrisburg and eight miles south of Brownsville. The facility would use solar panels and batteries to produce and store electricity…