A public hearing is planned for Tuesday (Aug. 5) at the Lonoke County courthouse at 10 am to discuss details of a potential 5,600 acre, 300 megawatt solar field near Keo.
Lonoke County officials posted public notice of the meeting to allow input on “the issuance of not to exceed $700,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of a Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bond (Downstream Solar Project)” by the county.
The notice indicates the up-to $700 million bond will help finance the acquisition, construction and equipping of an “up to 300-megawatt AC photovoltaic solar generation facility” and other facilities necessary for commercial operation, including “a battery storage facility.”…