County retains legal reps for energy abatements

The Ochiltree County Commissioners’ Court met on Monday morning at the Ochiltree County Courthouse.

Among other items on the agenda, the commissioners approved retaining the Underwood Law Firm to represent the county regarding tax abatement applications and agreements with NextEra Energy.

NextEra previously had plans to place a 150 megawatt battery storage system within the county and recently decid…