Somerset Township looks to develop guidelines for solar farms

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Locals have started planning ahead as the possibility of solar farms in Somerset Township grows near.

Somerset Township board officials said a New Jersey company has been working through the permit process to develop a farm on two acres of land near Highland Farm Road, according to WTAJ partners at the Tribune-Democrat .

“This is going to assist any developers on what they’d need to do to build (a solar farm),” Somerset Township Supervisor Don Miller said in an interview earlier this month.

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Sunwise Energy LLC is considering the project and has previously approached the township about local guidelines. Miller said local officials have been doing their homework to ensure any project meets regulatory requirements.

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