The March issue of PA Township News includes a major cover story on Solar Farming: The Next Big Thing by Jill Ercolino, Managing Editor.

With the demand for clean, renewable energy grows here and elsewhere, developers are gravitating toward a brighter frontier: harvesting the sun-- not with rooftop systems, but with massive, commercial solar farms that span hundreds of acres and power everything from homes and businesses to entire cities.

While Pennsylvania may not be the sunniest spot on the planet,  it has many other

attributes that investors in utility-scale solar projects want.

The list includes affordable and abundant open space, an established infrastructure network, and supportive policymakers, who are hoping Pennsylvania can generate at least 10 percent of its electricity from solar by 2030, according to the Pennsylvania Solar Future Plan.

The article reviews the status of solar farm developments in Pennsylvania, and the issues and concerns some communities have about their development.

It also suggests tools communities can use to help manage these kinds of new energy developments-- from proposal, to construction, to the end life-- based on the experiences of townships from around the state.

A related article outlines the benefits of putting solar panels on public buildings and land to help townships reduce electricity costs.

Click Here to read the article provided as a courtesy of PA Township News.

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[Posted: March 17, 2021]

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