Nimby Solar Panels

Politics meet the nimby people trying to kill solar kelsey brugger e e news reporter published.

Nimby solar panels.

In april the utah based solar company s power won approval from the county board of. A 500 mw solar power plant with an array of 1 8 million panels. Renewable energy meet the new nimbys solar and wind power proposals draw opposition from residents fearing visual blight. Nimby an acronym for the phrase not in my back yard or nimby is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed developments in their local area as well as support for strict land use regulations.

There are a multitude of things people don t want in their backyards and for good reason chemical plants coal fired power plants nuclear waste facilities incinerators wind turbines solar farms. A proposal by cricket solar llc to build a. While most of the nimby claims come from humans keep in mind that horses too have serious problems with wind farms. Posts about nimby written by knowlessolar.

Construction will take about 6 months. A dilemma for some environmentalists. The proposed project calls for the installation of 17 280 solar panels which will produce about 5 megawatts of power once the installation is completed. The couple simply wanted to install solar panels on their victorian home and even though their homeowners association gave them a quick approval to do so.

A solar array in virginia.