A public hearing to consider a request by Bollinger Solar LLC for conditional use approval to build a commercial solar power generation facility in Towamensing Township has been continued.

No new date has been set for the hearing, which was to take place Wednesday at the township building.

According to a public notice issued by the township, Bollinger Solar is seeking conditional use approval to construct a solar farm on two properties along Trachsville Hill Road. The land is currently owned by Matthew D. Frable and Stacy J. Frable.

The proposed site is located in the RC-Rural Conservation zoning district. As outlined in the Towamensing Township Zoning Ordinance, a solar farm is a permitted use in this district only as a conditional use.

While this will be the first formal hearing for the Towamensing project, Bollinger Solar has been active in pursuing similar developments throughout Carbon County.

Earlier this month, West Penn Township supervisors tabled a vote on the final land development plan for Bollinger Solar’s proposed Ridge Road Solar project. That project calls for approximately 33,000 solar panels across 79 acres near the intersection of Ridge Road and Ash Circle.

According to documents presented during West Penn’s review, the project would include seven interconnected solar array fields surrounded by an 8-foot-high fence. Plans also show a driveway entrance from Ash Circle, stormwater basins and several swales.

The West Penn Township Planning Commission had previously recommended that supervisors grant conditional approval, pending comments from the Schuylkill County Planning Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. However, supervisors said they had concerns about the long-term responsibility for decommissioning the panels if the project reaches the end of its life or if the company operating it goes out of business.

In another instance, Franklin Township supervisors in 2024 granted two waiver requests submitted by Bollinger Solar for a solar farm at 208 Memorial Drive. That project involves 8,000 solar panels on approximately 9 acres. Conditional land development plan approval was granted in August 2024.