California co. plans NE Oregon solar farm

BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) — A California-based company hopes to start construction on a 23-acre solar power farm in eastern Oregon within the next few years.

The Baker City Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2gMRItw ) that residents of the small town of Unity gathered to discuss the proposed project on Tuesday. Unity is about 45 miles south of Baker City and has a population of 75.

The 2.75-megawatt farm would be built on private land north of Unity. Enerparc Inc. of Oakland, California, hopes to start construction of the 6,000-solar panel farm in 2018 or 2019.

Enerparc representatives say the power generated at the farm would be sold to Idaho Power and would not affect local electrical rates.

Rancher Bill Moore says he owns property next to the proposed farm and believes it should “go full speed ahead.”

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Information from: Baker City Herald, http://www.bakercityherald.com/