Plans for a 5,000 acre solar farm in Wabash County are still on despite a change in ownership of the company overseeing the project. At Monday’s Wabash County Commissioner meeting, John Jones of R3 Renewables said his company had sold a majority interest to RWE Clean Energy….
Matthew Spaccapaniccia of RWE says his company has operations around the world specializing in a variety of energy forms…
Spaccapaniccia said he hopes the new necessary applications will be submitted to local officials sometime this fall. In May of 2022, plans were announced to build a 5,000-acre solar farm on previously mined coal properties, such as former Friendsville Mine.