>>Clean Energy Company Wants to Build Facility on Former Apple Orchard in Roanoke County
(Roanoke County, VA) -- More of Virginia's farmland is disappearing as a clean energy company hopes to build a facility on a former apple orchard in Roanoke County. Thomas Cage with more.Preview: Voicer Script:
New Leaf Energy Incorporated wants to construct a small energy facility that will generate between 3 to 4 megawatts of energy. The site belongs to Glenn Reed, who is interested in the lease payments and clean energy benefits. Roanoke dot come reports the proposal is set to be considered by the planning commission on June 4th and then by the county board of supervisors on June 25.