Solar field planned for Moose Lake

Solar field planned for Moose Lake

CARLTON — Carlton County will lease 40 acres of land at the Moose Lake Carlton County Airport for the development of a solar field. On Monday, the Carlton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a 25-year lease to US Solar Development, a Minneapolis-based renewable energy company. The firm will lease the land for $400 per acre annually as the field is being constructed and $900 an acre once it is complete, totaling $36,000 in annual r…