Tampa Electric has submitted another proposal for the construction of a solar farm in southwest Polk County has part of the utility’s effort to diversify its power-generation infrastructure.
The latest proposal, which is scheduled to come before the Development Review Committee on Thursday, involves a 352-acre site off Bonnie Mine Road between Bartow and Mulberry.
The project will produce up to 74.5 MW of power.
This follows a pair of proposals announced earlier south of Mulberry and near the Streamsong Resort west of Fort Meade.
The sites in unincorporated Polk County are facing no official opposition, unlike proposals in recent months in Bartow and Lake Alfred, where local officials balked at approving proposed projects because of alleged conflicts with other development in the area.