Progress made in development of Miller City solar field
By Steven Coburn-Griffis, Sentinel Editor Wednesday, December 16, 2020 1:42 PM
MILLER
CITY/PUTNAM COUNTY Momentum on the construction of a 1,300 acre solar
farm within Miller City village limits has increased to the point where
the Putnam County Commissioners Office considers it a virtual
certainty.
Avangrid Renewables, the American arm of the
multinational energy company Iberdrola, first expressed interest in
establishing the project in the Miller City area in late 2018. Public
conversations were held with area landholders, and with officials from
Miller City and the county. In mid-October of last year, following
lengthy negotiations, the Board of Commissioners came to an agreement