Developers to build 40k-acre wind farm in Johnston, Murray and Pontotoc counties

Dozens of area residents turned out Tuesday for a town hall meeting to learn more about a proposed wind farm developer’s plan to locate partially in Pontotoc County.

Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy is moving forward with plans to build a 300 megawatt, industrial scale wind farm on 40,000 acres of land in Johnston, Murray and Pontotoc counties. Developers say about 1,800 acres of the farm will be located in Pontotoc County.

Apex Development Manager Patrick Brown said the location will allow the company to use smaller turbines, enabling Apex to place anywhere from one to eight turbines per section of the development. Brown said three sections will be placed in Pontotoc County, each likely containing four turbines for a total of 12 to be located within the county limits.

The Pontotoc County portion of the farm will be built near the county’s border with Johnston and Murray counties — where state Highways 7 and 1 meet, east of state Highway 1, continuing to the Blue River.

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