Solar developers seeking changes to local siting process, again

Oct 30, 2024 | Industrial Solar

The Virginia Farm Bureau, which has pushed back against solar development in the state in order to preserve farm and forested land, is opposed to taking away local authority. The Farm Bureau’s opposition includes the argument that farmers need to meet water quality standards, such as Chesapeake Bay cleanup goals, which benefit from tree canopy and forested buffers to collect pollutants.

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