As Maryland turns to solar farms to meet renewable energy goals, opposition grows from farmers, Trump

As Maryland turns to solar farms to meet renewable energy goals, opposition grows from farmers, Trump

As the sun emerges from behind the clouds above a former farm in Germantown, Maryland, rows of solar panels begin to hum. The soft buzz is barely audible over the sounds of children and coaches shouting on soccer fields in the distance.  Nestled in a grassy valley at the Maryland SoccerPlex, the nearly 6-acre solar field helps provide power and energy to dozens of Montgomery Parks facilities.  Rows of solar panels charge in a field outside Germ…