NC town blocks solar farm, says it will 'suck up all the energy from the sun'

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Localities shouldn't have control over this, outrageous. A solar company should have the right to build solar panels on their land. This town should be leveled to set an example.

http://www.thecybercolumn.com/2015/12/a-us-town-has-rejected-proposal-for.html

A US town has rejected a proposal for a solar farm following public concerns that solar panels 'suck up all the energy from the sun'

A proposal for a solar farm has been rejected by the town council in Woodland, North Carolina following public concerns.

Members of the locality expressed their fear and distrust of solar panels before a vote on whether the land in question should be rezoned to allow Strata Solar Company to build a solar farm off US Highway 258.

One local man, Bobby Mann said that businesses would stop going to Woodland, the community would suffer as a result and the farms would suck up all the energy from the sun, according to the Roanoke-Chowan News Herald.

“You’re killing your town,” he said. “All the young people are going to move out.”A retired science teacher, Jane Mann, expressed concerns that plants in the vicinity of the panels would not photosynthesize which would prevent the plants from growing.She also questioned the high number of cancer deaths in the area, saying no one could tell her that solar panels didn’t cause cancer.

Woodland is a popular choice for solar farms because it has an electrical substation which the solar power generated by the panels can be hooked up to.Three other solar farms have been approved by the council. One of them has started installing solar panels.


A petition rejecting solar farms coming to the area was handed to the council and it was requested that any future solar farm applications be put to a referendum.

Company representatives from Strata then spoke and tried to put the concerns of residents at ease.

They told them “there are no toxic materials on site” and “this is a tried and true technology.”

The council gave the people what the wanted and voted 3-1 against rezoning the land and later voted for a moratorium on future solar farms.
 
Localities shouldn't have control over this, outrageous. A solar company should have the right to build solar panels on their land. This town should be leveled to set an example.

http://www.thecybercolumn.com/2015/12/a-us-town-has-rejected-proposal-for.html

A US town has rejected a proposal for a solar farm following public concerns that solar panels 'suck up all the energy from the sun'

A proposal for a solar farm has been rejected by the town council in Woodland, North Carolina following public concerns.

Members of the locality expressed their fear and distrust of solar panels before a vote on whether the land in question should be rezoned to allow Strata Solar Company to build a solar farm off US Highway 258.

One local man, Bobby Mann said that businesses would stop going to Woodland, the community would suffer as a result and the farms would suck up all the energy from the sun, according to the Roanoke-Chowan News Herald.

“You’re killing your town,” he said. “All the young people are going to move out.”A retired science teacher, Jane Mann, expressed concerns that plants in the vicinity of the panels would not photosynthesize which would prevent the plants from growing.She also questioned the high number of cancer deaths in the area, saying no one could tell her that solar panels didn’t cause cancer.

Woodland is a popular choice for solar farms because it has an electrical substation which the solar power generated by the panels can be hooked up to.Three other solar farms have been approved by the council. One of them has started installing solar panels.


A petition rejecting solar farms coming to the area was handed to the council and it was requested that any future solar farm applications be put to a referendum.

Company representatives from Strata then spoke and tried to put the concerns of residents at ease.

They told them “there are no toxic materials on site” and “this is a tried and true technology.”

The council gave the people what the wanted and voted 3-1 against rezoning the land and later voted for a moratorium on future solar farms.

Oh, lordy, is this The Onion
 
My son, a master electrician, is contracting all over North And South Carolina to install solar panels on the roofs and grounds of almost every commercial interest imaginable. Once the equipment is installed and operating the benefits from it are extremely low maintenance and virtually FREE!!!!!!!! What is to not like about that? And no, solar panels do not cause cancer and they certainly don't suck up all the energy from the sun. But, considering the educational comparisons in either of those states this is not to be unexpected. He tells me that his biggest problem is convincing his help that the panels are "hot" immediately when exposed to the sunlight. Damn!!!!!!! It's fricking MAGIC!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I had a company come out and consult on solar panels. If I could make it work by the end of next year, I could cash in on some federal incentives before they expire. I might have too much tree cover, though. I'm only wanting to have one tree removed, and the others merely trimmed, as I prepare to eventually have my roof redone...
 
I had a company come out and consult on solar panels. If I could make it work by the end of next year, I could cash in on some federal incentives before they expire. I might have too much tree cover, though. I'm only wanting to have one tree removed, and the others merely trimmed, as I prepare to eventually have my roof redone...

Hell, for the power draw on your tiny hovel, you might as well go to Harbor Freight and get one of those three panel specials when they go on sale for $159.

Inverter sold separately.
 
Solar and other alternative energy efficiency products are the future and where the JOBS will be. In fact, thousands of jobs are being created right now right here in the good 'ol USA in these clean energy endeavors. Oil, coal and other very filthy and environmentally unstable resources are quickly becoming dinosaurs of days past. I'm glad for that.
 
Solar and other alternative energy efficiency products are the future and where the JOBS will be. In fact, thousands of jobs are being created right now right here in the good 'ol USA in these clean energy endeavors. Oil, coal and other very filthy and environmentally unstable resources are quickly becoming dinosaurs of days past. I'm glad for that.

Poor uninformed fools.
 
Partial truth.
Solar-photo voltaic is just one component of a multitude of solutions.
There is no single majic bullet.


Nothing is more cost effective than oil and coal. But, you will have to learn the hard way. Good luck relying on weather for reliable energy.
 
The myriad of alternative energy sources will certainly replace any need for fossil fuels and lubricants in the very near future. Believe it? You're rich. Doubt it? You're a fool. Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!
 
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