Brown County Commissioners took no action on a request for tax abatement for a proposed solar power farm in southwest Brown County, near Brookesmith.

In a meeting Monday morning, December 7, Dale Cummings and Christian Fiene, representing Intersect Power, addressed Commissioners.  They were there to ask for a tax abatement for the project.

The project would cover approximately 3,000 acres and produce 300 mega watts of power, enough to power over 50,000 homes.

The project would create 300 jobs during construction and 2 permanent jobs.

Even with abatement, the solar farm would pay $137,000 per year in taxes to Brown County.

Commissioners expressed concern that a tax abatement would set a precedent that would be difficult to turn away from if other projects requested a tax abatement, such as wind towers.

The Commissioners took no action, saying they would like time to study the issue.

If approved, construction on the solar farm project would begin about May 2021 and take approximately one year to complete.