Solar company asks county for tax deal for Hancock project

by Kate Shunney

A solar energy firm with plans to build a $2.3 million array of solar panels in the Hancock area is set to ask Washington County officials for a special tax arrangement to make their project financially feasible.

In December 2020, the county’s Board of Zoning Appeals approved a two megawatt Solar Energy Generating System (SEGS) on the Weller Road farm.

SGC Power, LLC was on the agenda for the Washington County Board…