The farm would be partially built on top of 123 acres on capped landfill, plus 234 acres of surrounding agricultural areas. The proposal was brought to the city by Edelen Renewables, a Lexington-based solar company. It has been characterized as “unprecedented” by company CEO Adam Edelen.
“What we’re talking about is repurposing a landfill and turning it into perhaps the largest landfill to solar project in the United States,” Edelen said. “So this is history making, and it is very different, both in form, fashion and approach than a traditional solar development on an agricultural property, which isn’t the kind of work we do.”
Council members agreed to put the project on the docket for approval during their Tuesday work session after multiple postponements…