BRISTOL – A proposed community-scale solar farm project in the Town of Wheatland will advance to the Kenosha County Board for consideration later this month after the Planning and Development Committee approved its permit for construction.
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Wheatland solar farm rising as committee approves permit for construction; advances to County Board
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Peter Murphy, left, project manager of OneEnergy, holds up a monofacial solar panel to help the Kenosha County Planning and Development Committee visualize the scale of the individual bifacial panels used in configuring a proposed solar energy farm the company would build just north of highways 50 and 83 near the Fox River and south of Highway K in Wheatland. To his right is Eric Udelhofen, the company’s vice president of development for OneEnergy Renewables. The committee unanimously approved the conditional use permit for the project Wednesday.
The 3MW Stromland Solar Project in Cochrane, Wis. developed by OneEnergy Renewables is shown. The Madison-based company is proposing to construct a 7.5-megawatt solar farm on 68 acres, of which 34-acres would be used for harnessing and converting sunlight into usable energy, in the Town of Wheatland.
OneEnergy Renewables, a Madison-based company specializing in community and utility scale energy projects, is proposing to construct a 7.5-megawatt solar farm on 34 acres just north of highways 50 and 83 and south of Highway K in the Town of Wheatland.
Peter Murphy, OneEnergy Renewables project manager, left, with a monofacial solar panel to help the Kenosha County Planning and Development Committee visualize the scale of the individual bifacial panels used in configuring a proposed solar energy farm the company would build just north of highways 50 and 83 near the Fox River and south of Highway K in Wheatland. To his right is Eric Udelhofen, the company's vice president of development.The project was approved by the committee unanimously on Wednesday night, Feb. 8, 2023.
Map from an application of a proposed 9-megawatt solar farm planned for the Town of Wheatland. The proposal has yet to be formally considered. The application, however, has triggered changes in Kenosha County's zoning ordinance to accommodate smaller solar farms.
The photo shows agricultural fencing that typically surrounds solar farm projects produced by OneEnergy Renewables. The Madison-based company is proposing to construct a 7.5-megawatt solar farm on 68 acres, of which 34-acres would be used for harnessing and converting sunlight into usable energy, in the Town of Wheatland.
Sheep at a solar farm graze on native grasses to keep down vegetation and prevent overgrowth near a series of panels. Madison-based OneEnergy Renewables is proposing to construct a 7.5-megawatt solar farm on 68 acres, of which 34-acres would be used for harnessing and converting sunlight into usable energy, in the Town of Wheatland.
