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Council meeting, audience on wooden benches facing a panel; "IN GOD WE TRUST" on wall

Solar Development: Testimony Sketches from a County Hearing on Ordinance Changes

[Editor’s Note: Utility-scale solar development - historically encouraged under North Carolina renewable energy policy - continues to challenge state and local policymakers when faced with siting and…

Carolinas Renewable Energy Development Assistance and Siting Hub

Solar Opportunity: March 6 Local Input Session in Oxford

As part of the continuing effort to gather local feedback on solar development opportunities for landowners, and how these may impact local land use, the environment and the economy, the NC Clean…

Ground-mounted solar panel array in front of farm buildings and wooded hillside

Solar Development on Farmland: Chasing the Benefits of Agrivoltaics

[The short article is a reposting of Branan's recent submission to Southern Agriculture Today]The emerging conflict between utility-scale solar development and farmland loss has generated growing…

closeup image of solar PV panels

Solar Development: New Fact Sheet Published on Land Title Considerations

A new fact sheet has been published by NC State Cooperative Extension concerning land title due diligence in advance of development of an industrial scale photovoltaic facility (commonly called a…

North Carolina map with counties in blue or red and red pins; legend: Blue=with FA, Red=without FA

Solar Energy: NC Department of Environmental Quality Releases HB 329 Decommission Study

[Farmlaw Editor's note: the final report discussed below - mandated by state statute - has been circulated in draft form. The broad outline below responds to concerns of landowners and communities…