SUN JOURNAL • June 22, 2024
So far there are a reported 3,185 solar panel farms in Maine, with a lot more on the way. A new law is supposed to require new solar developers to either provide “compensatory land” equal to the size of the developed solar field or contribute money to a state compensation fund for habitat preservation. The rush to solar farms and renewable energy poses a paradox as we destroy habitat and wildlife in our earnest effort to manage our carbon footprint. This debate is not over. ~ V. Paul Reynolds