Tuscola may lease land to farmer for alternative energy source
TUSCOLA – An expiring lease on city ground near a water treatment facility may put the city on the cutting edge of green energy.
The city is talking about leasing ground sprayed with waste water to a farmer who wants to plant miscanthus, a towering grass being studied for its energy use. If farmer Dan Meyer of Tuscola is able to plant miscanthus on the almost 160 acres northeast of town, it'll be the most in the area. The University of Illinois is currently testing the grass.
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