Two additional solar farms could soon bring to five the number of large scale solar farms on private farmland in Westport.

These next two, both on farmland off Blossom Road in the northern end of town, would be good-sized, considerably larger than the Cuff Slocum Solar Farm that opened late last year.

The Planning Board is set to discuss the proposals next Tuesday evening (the discussion was postponed from February). The meeting starts at 6 p.m.

Town Planner Jim Hartnett said the two solar arrays would be on land that is part of the Sampson Farm.

One, on the east side of Blossom Road (between street number 15 and 85) would produce seven megawatts, more than double the 3.4 megawatts produced by Cuff Slocum Farm off Old County Road.

The second would be on the east side of Adirondack Lane and near Blossom Road. It would produce 6.5 megawatts. Solar farms of over 2 megawatts are considered ‘large scale.’

Mr. Hartnett said that these two, like the Cuff Slocum Solar Farm, would be set back from the road and mostly or completely out of sight.

Although review is not complete, he said he is not yet aware of any issues that might complicate approval.

In addition to these two and the Cuff Slocum Solar Farm, Mr. Hartnett said two others have been approved and land clearing has begun. One of these is off Route 177, the other on Sampson Farm land off Blossom Road by the Fall River line.

While the town Energy Committee is not directly involved with solar projects like these on private property, Energy Committee Chairman Tony Connors said he pleased that these farms are springing up.

“It’s good to see Westport supporting these things … the farmers benefit and Westport benefits.”

The town benefits because it has been bringing in revenue in the form of payment in lieu of taxes deals that Town Administrator Tim King has helped work out. In a related matter, Mr. King reported to Selectmen this week on “a recent court decision that prohibits assessing most large scale solar arrays for personal property taxes.”

The Energy Committee’s direct involvement, Mr. Connors said is in working on projects on town land such as one that has been proposed for an old town landfill.

The committee was also behind the deal approved at last year’s town meeting whereby Westport buys solar energy produced in a nearby town to supply most of the electricity required for town buildings.