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Originally Posted by Billohio
I am 35 minutes northwest of Columbus Ohio. We have been getting letters from companies wanting to put solar panels on our fields. Some farmers have shown interest, I am sure my dad would never do it. It does pay good from what I have heard but so far they are just wanting to lock up ground in case they decided to build.
This would be needed for the Green deal to work, but you should hear the back lash from non farmers who dont want to lose being able to see farm ground. There are already groups forming to find a way to keep this from happening by zoning or other ways.
The problem is for those that would not lease for solar panels, there were be even more competition for what ground is left and that will just raise costs. It really doesnt look good for any of us
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This is the outcome of SB-6. This legislation bailed out the two nuclear power plants on Lake Erie that were and are getting killed by cheap shale gas (electric) and coal.
The Democrats wanted a clean energy subsidy incorporated into SB-6 and they got it in the form of legislation for solar tax caps and millions in government seed money to start up solar farms.
This is a deal that nobody wanted except the politicians and the solar companies that were set to feed $$$ at the taxpayers expense.
A solar farm should have to pay taxes like the rest of us, and should have the same operational risks and economic risks as any other business.