Source: Ken Ripley, SPRING HOPE ENTERPRISE, 2/4/20

 A 20-megawatt solar farm first approved in 2013 on the eastern side of Spring Hope, but never built, will become part of a larger 46.8-megawatt solar farm approved by Nash County commissioners on Monday. The 262.5-acre project on North Old Franklin Road, named East Nash PV1, will be owned, built and operated by Ecoplexus, Inc., based in Research Triangle Park.

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