The Rothenbach solar facility is located on a landfill and produces enough energy to power about 40 average homes.

“We’re happy that we’ll be one of the first to do something very positive for the environment,” said Parrish resident Cookie Jordan. “People seem to be very enthusiastic about it.”

“They own a ton of land out of there,” Laurie Suess said.

The solar panels would heat water to produce steam, which would generate electricity, Suess said.