{"id":2385,"date":"2011-02-19T17:37:40","date_gmt":"2011-02-19T22:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/02\/where-is-the-wiregrass-solar-plant.html"},"modified":"2011-02-19T17:37:40","modified_gmt":"2011-02-19T22:37:40","slug":"where-is-the-wiregrass-solar-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/02\/where-is-the-wiregrass-solar-plant.html","title":{"rendered":"Where is the Wiregrass Solar plant?"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/5459156645\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5015\/5459156645_e02b07ae78_t.jpg\"><\/a>\nUpdate 21 Feb 2011: Col. Ricketts confirms the groundbreaking is at 11:30 AM today on Water Plant Road; follow the signs from there to the construction site.\n<br>\nThe groundbreaking for the Wiregrass Solar plant is\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/02\/turning-on-wiregrass-solar-col-ricketts.html\">\nMonday 21 February,<\/a> rumor has it at 11:30AM, but where?\nMy understanding is that the site\nis at the back of the City of Valdosta&#8217;s Mud Creek Wastewater Treatment property,\nwhich is\n<table style=\"float:right;\" ><tr><td>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=d&amp;source=s_d&amp;saddr=valdosta,+ga&amp;daddr=Water+Plant+Rd&amp;geocode=FT541gEda0UJ-ym9Qz_6_WbuiDF2P1Lj0-cLFw%3BFQgR1gEdPA8K-w&amp;hl=en&amp;mra=ls&amp;sll=30.817789,-83.246841&amp;sspn=0.080198,0.11364&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=30.830024,-83.258858&amp;spn=0.088442,0.102997&amp;z=12&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><br \/><small><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=d&amp;source=embed&amp;saddr=valdosta,+ga&amp;daddr=Water+Plant+Rd&amp;geocode=FT541gEda0UJ-ym9Qz_6_WbuiDF2P1Lj0-cLFw%3BFQgR1gEdPA8K-w&amp;hl=en&amp;mra=ls&amp;sll=30.817789,-83.246841&amp;sspn=0.080198,0.11364&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=30.830024,-83.258858&amp;spn=0.088442,0.102997&amp;z=12\" style=\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=d&#038;source=s_d&#038;saddr=valdosta,+ga&#038;daddr=Water+Plant+Rd&#038;geocode=FT541gEda0UJ-ym9Qz_6_WbuiDF2P1Lj0-cLFw%3BFQgR1gEdPA8K-w&#038;hl=en&#038;mra=ls&#038;sll=30.817789,-83.246841&#038;sspn=0.080198,0.11364&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;ll=30.81941,-83.252163&#038;spn=0.080197,0.11364&#038;z=13\">\non Water Plant Road off of GA 94 (New Statenville Highway)<\/a>\neast of Inner Perimeter Road.\n<p>\nHowever, VLCIA&#8217;s land proposed for the Wiregrass Power LLC biomass plant\nis around the corner off of Inner Perimeter Road east of Deloach Road:\nIt&#8217;s conceivable that VLCIA might hold the ceremony on its own property.\nSee their map below:\n\n<!--more-->\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.industrialauthority.com\/index.php\/wiregrasspowerllc.html\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;\"  src=\"http:\/\/www.industrialauthority.com\/images\/stories\/Wiregrass%20Conceptual%20%20(High%20Level-Tract).jpg\"><\/a>\n<p>\nCuriously, there&#8217;s nothing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.industrialauthority.com\/index.php\/inthenews.html\">In the News<\/a> on VLCIA&#8217;s website about this event. You&#8217;d think they&#8217;d want the public to come help them celebrate.\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Update 21 Feb 2011: Col. Ricketts confirms the groundbreaking is at 11:30 AM today on Water Plant Road; follow the signs from there to the construction site. The groundbreaking for the Wiregrass Solar plant is Monday 21 February, rumor has it at 11:30AM, but where? 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