Solar Farms Spark Tension Between Rural Areas and Sun Power Advocates. Senators Weigh In

As some rural counties reject solar farms, legislators want to step in

More and more these days, local governments are saying thanks but no thanks to the big arrays of solar panels that are key to Virginia’s move to a clean energy

Tension erupts over letter in support of proposed Mills County solar farm

As a Mills County proposed solar farm continues through the permitting process, a letter of support from economic development officials has created tension with at least one county supervisor.

Solar farms spark tension between rural areas and sun power advocates. Senators weigh in

Angry residents in fight to stop huge solar farm being built in West Sussex village

Angry residents are putting up a fight to stop an ‘industrial scale’ solar farm from being built on land in a West Sussex village.

New solar farm plan prompts concerns over use of good quality farmland

The latest large solar farm planned for the former Selby district has prompted fresh concerns about good quality agricultural land being used for…

Neighbors’ effort to stop zoning hearing on 1,000-acre solar project fails

As seen in western Tippecanoe County. (Photo: Dave Bangert)An attempt by neighbors to derail an upcoming zoning hearing for a solar project expected to cover more than 1,000 acres in western Tippecanoe County with panels fell short Wednesday afternoon.Two days after Tippecanoe County commissioners initiated a one-year moratorium on large-scale solar fields – a move they agreed likely wouldn’t stop the proposed Rainbow Trout Solar Project two com…