• Home
  • Articles
  • Contact

Wattsburg Solar Project

What you need to know

Does Venango Township Want You to Know About This Project and Public Hearing?

September 16, 2023 by Paul Crowe

Whenever a Pennsylvania township or municipality is going to hold a public hearing for rezoning or conditional use on a particular property or several properties, the procedure is to post two notices in the newspaper of general circulation for the area in question, usually what is called the "newspaper of record," and also to post signs around the properties at regular … [Read more...]

What is the Wattsburg Solar Project?

September 16, 2023 by Paul Crowe

Wilson Solar project overview

Many, perhaps most, residents of Wattsburg and all of Venango Township recently discovered there are plans for an 1100 acre solar project to be constructed on properties just north and west of Wattsburg. The planning has been under way for quite some time with leases and purchase options already in place with the property owners involved. For a project of this magnitude, you … [Read more...]

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8

Subscribe to Wattsburg Solar Project

Be the first to know! Get an email notice when something is new.

Looking for something?


Facebook Groups

Wattsburg Neighborhood Watch
No Solar Farm - Save Wattsburg

PA Sunshine Act

PA Sunshine Act
PA Sunshine Act FAQ

PA Municipalities Planning Code

PA Municipalities Planning Code

Solar Tax Credits

Solar ITC and PTC

PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard

PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard

Wattsburg Solar Ordinance

Wattsburg Solar Ordinance
Wattsburg zoning amendment – pending

Regional, state and solar stories of interest

A Simple Illustration of Why Solar Energy Fails on the Grid

Federal solar subsidies race on in Pennsylvania

Wattsburg solar farm battle not done yet. Developer appeals decision blocking construction

Robert Bryce recognizes Venango Township rejection of solar farm project

Venango Township supervisors reject solar farm proposal

Venango Township planners reject application to build solar farm along Jones Road

Solar stocks tumble to 3-year low

Venango residents say proposed solar farm would destroy the character of rural area


Recent comments

Comment on Venango Township Supervisors Planning to Approve Wilson Solar Settlement? by Nolan Crane
Comment on Venango Township Supervisors Planning to Approve Wilson Solar Settlement? by Barry Dean Raun
Comment on Venango Township Supervisors Planning to Approve Wilson Solar Settlement? by Fed Up
Comment on Venango Township Supervisors Planning to Approve Wilson Solar Settlement? by Kelly Giewont

Our PA legislators

Senator Dan Laughlin
Representative Jake Banta

Our US representative

Representative Mike Kelly
Representative Mike Kelly Erie office

Why solar developers never understand

It is difficult to get a man to understand
something, when his salary depends upon
his not understanding it.

~ Upton Sinclair

It’s not ON-demand, it’s NO-demand

Solar energy is 'no-demand' electricity.
If the sun isn't shining
and you demand electricity,
the answer is no.

Unfortunately

The less you know about grid scale solar
The more you'll like it

We Support American Energy Independence

Oil, coal, natural gas, hydroelectricity and nuclear power - all produced in the United States, can provide all of our country's affordable, efficient, reliable and on demand energy needs for centuries to come.

Copyright © 2025 · Wattsburg Solar Project · Website by Crowe Computer Services
This website proudly Made in the USA!
Made in the USA