Plans are underway in Freestone County for the construction of a $140 million, 200-megawatt large-scale solar farm which will produce enough electricity to power 40,000 homes for a year.
The project will be located on 1,500 acres near the intersection of Highways 84 and 79 in the southern part of the county, which is contained within the boundaries of Oakwood ISD but still in Freestone County,…